Population of South Korea today

51,738,719
Saturday, July 27, 2024

Population of South Korea as of today

The current population of South Korea is 51,738,719 with an annual growth rate of -0.091%. South Korea has a population of 0.64% of the world's population.

Population51,738,719
Growth Rate-0.091%
Male25,804,840 (49.875%)
Female25,933,878 (50.125%)
Today Change -34
Births today211
Deaths today268
Births in 2024165,358
Deaths in 2024209,242
Change in 2024 -26,805 (-0.052%)

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 China1,425,136,5082,753.751%
2KP North Korea26,249,96050.622%
3JP Japan122,584,711237.54%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata