Population of South Korea today

51,699,426
Thursday, December 12, 2024

Population of South Korea as of today

The current population of South Korea is 51,699,426 with an annual growth rate of -0.079%. South Korea has a population of 0.637% of the world's population.

Population51,699,426
Growth Rate-0.079%
Male25,805,070 (49.914%)
Female25,894,355 (50.086%)
Today Change -21
Births today123
Deaths today183
Births in 2024227,937
Deaths in 2024338,571
Change in 2024 -38,660 (-0.075%)

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
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
201450,305,320465,3240.925%50,770,644

The population of countries near South Korea

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent South Korea
1CN China1,417,898,3812,746.35%
2KP North Korea26,533,14551.143%
3JP Japan123,467,976239.806%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata