South Korea Population

Live population as of 26 April 2024, updated in real time:

51,750,886

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	20,134,806
1951	20,088,986
1952	20,311,398
1953	20,766,898
1954	21,321,124
1955	21,955,895
1956	22,634,885
1957	23,360,189
1958	24,119,311
1959	24,896,631
1960	25,677,571
1961	26,432,218
1962	27,115,083
1963	27,787,532
1964	28,443,996
1965	29,071,395
1966	29,711,190
1967	30,415,832
1968	31,110,041
1969	31,789,379
1970	32,479,160
1971	33,166,574
1972	33,852,893
1973	34,540,370
1974	35,204,888
1975	35,829,425
1976	36,374,296
1977	36,834,675
1978	37,260,612
1979	37,664,487
1980	38,092,123
1981	38,605,960
1982	39,283,434
1983	39,942,694
1984	40,559,114
1985	41,138,458
1986	41,699,774
1987	42,301,433
1988	42,884,780
1989	43,464,581
1990	44,024,729
1991	44,459,675
1992	44,664,318
1993	44,891,271
1994	45,124,899
1995	45,354,839
1996	45,601,793
1997	45,909,950
1998	46,200,570
1999	46,475,170
2000	46,738,845
2001	47,015,733
2002	47,279,554
2003	47,504,903
2004	47,696,878
2005	47,864,107
2006	48,018,725
2007	48,190,140
2008	48,366,405
2009	48,553,702
2010	48,768,641
2011	49,082,407
2012	49,549,468
2013	50,016,693
2014	50,475,829
2015	50,920,081
2016	51,276,562
2017	51,480,041
2018	51,651,799
2019	51,784,574
2020	51,854,102
2021	51,829,577
2022	51,821,121
2023	51,790,907
2024	51,750,886
2025	51,699,974
2026	51,642,548
2027	51,575,412
2028	51,497,155
2029	51,409,863
2030	51,309,722
2031	51,195,184
2032	51,065,643
2033	50,918,652
2034	50,754,042
2035	50,568,506
2036	50,363,378
2037	50,139,818
2038	49,898,844
2039	49,642,915
2040	49,370,745
2041	49,083,064
2042	48,782,912
2043	48,469,282
2044	48,143,536
2045	47,801,278
2046	47,445,156
2047	47,072,335
2048	46,683,328
2049	46,274,881
2050	45,848,602
2051	45,406,408
2052	44,951,363
2053	44,480,210
2054	43,997,991
2055	43,505,876
2056	43,006,407
2057	42,500,098
2058	41,991,517
2059	41,479,752
2060	40,968,709
2061	40,456,888
2062	39,949,606
2063	39,444,191
2064	38,942,817
2065	38,442,084
2066	37,945,865
2067	37,452,808
2068	36,964,922
2069	36,479,193
2070	35,999,689
2071	35,522,898
2072	35,053,405
2073	34,586,598
2074	34,127,756
2075	33,673,664
2076	33,226,452
2077	32,781,802
2078	32,343,749
2079	31,911,030
2080	31,484,173
2081	31,060,256
2082	30,643,295
2083	30,230,594
2084	29,822,494
2085	29,418,129
2086	29,019,218
2087	28,623,366
2088	28,234,060
2089	27,847,420
2090	27,468,499
2091	27,096,157
2092	26,731,215
2093	26,374,860
2094	26,027,492
2095	25,689,247
2096	25,363,058
2097	25,045,044
2098	24,737,952
2099	24,440,513
2100	24,153,037

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.