Population of South Korea today

51,748,036
Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Population of South Korea as of today

The current population of South Korea is 51,748,036 with an annual growth rate of -0.091%. South Korea has a population of 0.64% of the world's population.

Population51,748,036
Growth Rate-0.091%
Male25,809,487 (49.875%)
Female25,938,549 (50.125%)
Today Change -113
Births today694
Deaths today879
Births in 2024107,881
Deaths in 2024136,511
Change in 2024 -17,488 (-0.034%)

Population chart for South Korea

Population History of South Korea

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202051,858,128-26,966-0.052%51,831,162
202151,831,253-2,073-0.004%51,829,180
202251,829,025-26,433-0.051%51,802,592
202351,802,594-37,298-0.072%51,765,296
201951,749,531108,6740.21%51,858,205
201851,604,269145,0080.281%51,749,277
201751,419,008185,1080.36%51,604,116
201651,200,960217,6040.425%51,418,564
201550,787,842411,3820.81%51,199,224
201450,328,243457,4840.909%50,785,727

The population of countries near South Korea

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent South Korea
1CN China1,425,260,5672,753.751%
2KP North Korea26,234,30750.622%
3JP Japan122,716,532237.54%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata