South Korea Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

51,747,456

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	20,123,466
1951	20,100,692
1952	20,342,994
1953	20,804,173
1954	21,364,814
1955	22,002,359
1956	22,684,027
1957	23,412,302
1958	24,172,911
1959	24,950,817
1960	25,731,106
1961	26,478,751
1962	27,161,295
1963	27,833,513
1964	28,486,861
1965	29,113,484
1966	29,760,551
1967	30,464,475
1968	31,156,018
1969	31,837,084
1970	32,526,558
1971	33,213,817
1972	33,900,380
1973	34,586,834
1974	35,249,055
1975	35,868,626
1976	36,405,414
1977	36,864,241
1978	37,287,649
1979	37,693,218
1980	38,122,957
1981	38,655,065
1982	39,329,848
1983	39,985,882
1984	40,599,122
1985	41,175,383
1986	41,742,228
1987	42,341,664
1988	42,924,258
1989	43,504,637
1990	44,060,937
1991	44,470,235
1992	44,679,533
1993	44,907,502
1994	45,140,877
1995	45,369,883
1996	45,624,048
1997	45,930,130
1998	46,219,716
1999	46,492,629
2000	46,758,062
2001	47,034,819
2002	47,295,592
2003	47,518,460
2004	47,708,327
2005	47,874,240
2006	48,030,502
2007	48,202,169
2008	48,378,937
2009	48,567,243
2010	48,786,464
2011	49,116,554
2012	49,581,811
2013	50,048,313
2014	50,507,632
2015	50,948,278
2016	51,289,219
2017	51,492,371
2018	51,661,466
2019	51,791,772
2020	51,850,668
2021	51,829,680
2022	51,819,087
2023	51,788,165
2024	51,747,456
2025	51,696,043
2026	51,638,025
2027	51,570,188
2028	51,491,323
2029	51,403,279
2030	51,302,004
2031	51,186,498
2032	51,055,743
2033	50,907,424
2034	50,741,539
2035	50,554,659
2036	50,348,254
2037	50,123,516
2038	49,881,336
2039	49,624,246
2040	49,351,283
2041	49,062,377
2042	48,761,545
2043	48,446,977
2044	48,120,361
2045	47,777,042
2046	47,419,795
2047	47,045,720
2048	46,655,606
2049	46,245,744
2050	45,818,408
2051	45,375,118
2052	44,919,448
2053	44,447,024
2054	43,964,114
2055	43,471,293
2056	42,971,811
2057	42,465,065
2058	41,956,345
2059	41,444,480
2060	40,933,639
2061	40,421,949
2062	39,914,774
2063	39,409,505
2064	38,908,444
2065	38,407,820
2066	37,911,698
2067	37,419,080
2068	36,931,683
2069	36,446,061
2070	35,966,776
2071	35,490,290
2072	35,021,537
2073	34,554,869
2074	34,096,379
2075	33,642,721
2076	33,196,098
2077	32,751,573
2078	32,313,923
2079	31,881,466
2080	31,455,026
2081	31,031,380
2082	30,614,813
2083	30,202,389
2084	29,794,750
2085	29,390,470
2086	28,991,957
2087	28,596,426
2088	28,207,679
2089	27,821,202
2090	27,442,646
2091	27,070,855
2092	26,706,657
2093	26,350,836
2094	26,004,011
2095	25,666,639
2096	25,341,256
2097	25,023,656
2098	24,717,390
2099	24,420,495
2100	24,133,657

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.