South Korea Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

51,747,612

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	20,124,006
1951	20,100,171
1952	20,341,555
1953	20,802,479
1954	21,362,827
1955	22,000,246
1956	22,681,790
1957	23,409,930
1958	24,170,472
1959	24,948,350
1960	25,728,664
1961	26,476,635
1962	27,159,192
1963	27,831,419
1964	28,484,911
1965	29,111,575
1966	29,758,303
1967	30,462,260
1968	31,153,927
1969	31,834,913
1970	32,524,401
1971	33,211,667
1972	33,898,217
1973	34,584,718
1974	35,247,041
1975	35,866,837
1976	36,403,998
1977	36,862,894
1978	37,286,421
1979	37,691,913
1980	38,121,567
1981	38,652,825
1982	39,327,733
1983	39,983,915
1984	40,597,299
1985	41,173,707
1986	41,740,293
1987	42,339,833
1988	42,922,460
1989	43,502,810
1990	44,059,271
1991	44,469,763
1992	44,678,841
1993	44,906,763
1994	45,140,150
1995	45,369,203
1996	45,623,032
1997	45,929,211
1998	46,218,843
1999	46,491,836
2000	46,757,187
2001	47,033,949
2002	47,294,861
2003	47,517,842
2004	47,707,805
2005	47,873,782
2006	48,029,965
2007	48,201,622
2008	48,378,367
2009	48,566,631
2010	48,785,664
2011	49,114,995
2012	49,580,338
2013	50,046,874
2014	50,506,181
2015	50,946,983
2016	51,288,646
2017	51,491,809
2018	51,661,025
2019	51,791,437
2020	51,850,830
2021	51,829,673
2022	51,819,179
2023	51,788,288
2024	51,747,612
2025	51,696,221
2026	51,638,231
2027	51,570,426
2028	51,491,588
2029	51,403,578
2030	51,302,355
2031	51,186,893
2032	51,056,192
2033	50,907,934
2034	50,742,107
2035	50,555,289
2036	50,348,942
2037	50,124,257
2038	49,882,131
2039	49,625,095
2040	49,352,168
2041	49,063,318
2042	48,762,517
2043	48,447,991
2044	48,121,416
2045	47,778,145
2046	47,420,948
2047	47,046,930
2048	46,656,867
2049	46,247,070
2050	45,819,782
2051	45,376,542
2052	44,920,901
2053	44,448,533
2054	43,965,655
2055	43,472,867
2056	42,973,385
2057	42,466,660
2058	41,957,946
2059	41,446,085
2060	40,935,235
2061	40,423,538
2062	39,916,360
2063	39,411,083
2064	38,910,008
2065	38,409,378
2066	37,913,253
2067	37,420,615
2068	36,933,196
2069	36,447,568
2070	35,968,274
2071	35,491,774
2072	35,022,988
2073	34,556,313
2074	34,097,807
2075	33,644,129
2076	33,197,480
2077	32,752,949
2078	32,315,280
2079	31,882,811
2080	31,456,352
2081	31,032,694
2082	30,616,109
2083	30,203,673
2084	29,796,012
2085	29,391,729
2086	28,993,198
2087	28,597,652
2088	28,208,881
2089	27,822,395
2090	27,443,822
2091	27,072,007
2092	26,707,774
2093	26,351,930
2094	26,005,080
2095	25,667,668
2096	25,342,249
2097	25,024,629
2098	24,718,326
2099	24,421,406
2100	24,134,541

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.