South Korea Population

Live population as of 10 May 2024, updated in real time:

51,748,981

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	20,128,652
1951	20,095,542
1952	20,328,923
1953	20,787,608
1954	21,345,387
1955	21,981,704
1956	22,662,174
1957	23,389,129
1958	24,149,077
1959	24,926,717
1960	25,707,270
1961	26,458,072
1962	27,140,746
1963	27,813,057
1964	28,467,805
1965	29,094,804
1966	29,738,588
1967	30,442,838
1968	31,135,584
1969	31,815,870
1970	32,505,484
1971	33,192,812
1972	33,879,257
1973	34,566,167
1974	35,229,394
1975	35,851,170
1976	36,391,580
1977	36,851,088
1978	37,275,642
1979	37,680,458
1980	38,109,318
1981	38,633,190
1982	39,309,195
1983	39,966,672
1984	40,581,321
1985	41,158,995
1986	41,723,334
1987	42,323,772
1988	42,906,699
1989	43,486,804
1990	44,044,737
1991	44,465,602
1992	44,672,772
1993	44,900,283
1994	45,133,772
1995	45,363,222
1996	45,614,128
1997	45,921,151
1998	46,211,196
1999	46,484,874
2000	46,749,515
2001	47,026,322
2002	47,288,457
2003	47,512,428
2004	47,703,232
2005	47,869,748
2006	48,025,261
2007	48,196,823
2008	48,373,369
2009	48,561,245
2010	48,778,600
2011	49,101,334
2012	49,567,420
2013	50,034,254
2014	50,493,470
2015	50,935,677
2016	51,283,617
2017	51,486,886
2018	51,657,159
2019	51,788,534
2020	51,852,233
2021	51,829,622
2022	51,819,991
2023	51,789,380
2024	51,748,981
2025	51,697,786
2026	51,640,035
2027	51,572,513
2028	51,493,914
2029	51,406,206
2030	51,305,433
2031	51,190,356
2032	51,060,139
2033	50,912,410
2034	50,747,098
2035	50,560,816
2036	50,354,978
2037	50,130,764
2038	49,889,115
2039	49,632,546
2040	49,359,935
2041	49,071,572
2042	48,771,046
2043	48,456,893
2044	48,130,669
2045	47,787,818
2046	47,431,070
2047	47,057,551
2048	46,667,932
2049	46,258,700
2050	45,831,834
2051	45,389,030
2052	44,933,641
2053	44,461,775
2054	43,979,172
2055	43,486,669
2056	42,987,197
2057	42,480,642
2058	41,971,987
2059	41,460,164
2060	40,949,237
2061	40,437,484
2062	39,930,262
2063	39,424,926
2064	38,923,729
2065	38,423,052
2066	37,926,889
2067	37,434,079
2068	36,946,466
2069	36,460,790
2070	35,981,411
2071	35,504,789
2072	35,035,713
2073	34,568,974
2074	34,110,332
2075	33,656,481
2076	33,209,601
2077	32,765,015
2078	32,327,185
2079	31,894,609
2080	31,467,987
2081	31,044,218
2082	30,627,478
2083	30,214,932
2084	29,807,086
2085	29,402,767
2086	29,004,082
2087	28,608,406
2088	28,219,414
2089	27,832,857
2090	27,454,140
2091	27,082,108
2092	26,717,577
2093	26,361,520
2094	26,014,454
2095	25,676,693
2096	25,350,953
2097	25,033,165
2098	24,726,534
2099	24,429,395
2100	24,142,282

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.