Population of South Korea today

51,692,631
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Population of South Korea as of today

The current population of South Korea is 51,692,631 with an annual growth rate of -0.116%. South Korea has a population of 0.631% of the world's population.

Population51,692,631
Growth Rate-0.116%
Male25,787,583 (49.886%)
Female25,905,048 (50.114%)
Today Change -27
Births today110
Deaths today166
Births in 202518,297
Deaths in 202527,663
Change in 2025 -4,463 (-0.009%)

Population chart for South Korea

Population History of South Korea

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202151,891,164-85,620-0.165%51,805,544
202051,825,79965,3010.126%51,891,100
202251,805,631-46,107-0.089%51,759,524
202351,759,392-21,221-0.041%51,738,171
202451,738,086-40,873-0.079%51,697,213
201951,709,893115,8300.224%51,825,723
201851,571,895137,6970.267%51,709,592
201751,400,646171,1640.333%51,571,810
201651,195,032205,2920.401%51,400,324
201550,772,791420,3990.828%51,193,190

The population of countries near South Korea

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent South Korea
1CN China1,417,489,9142,742.386%
2KP North Korea26,542,34851.332%
3JP Japan123,385,482238.766%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata