Population of South Korea today

51,768,073
Monday, December 4, 2023

Population of South Korea as of today

The current population of South Korea is 51,768,073 with an annual growth rate of -0.072%. South Korea has a population of 0.647% of the world's population.

Population51,768,073
Growth Rate-0.072%
Male25,831,776 (49.899%)
Female25,936,297 (50.101%)
Today Change -84
Births today648
Deaths today799
Births in 2023266,415
Deaths in 2023328,493
Change in 2023 -34,521 (-0.067%)

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
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
201349,868,215457,7900.918%50,326,005

The population of countries near South Korea

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent South Korea
1CN China1,425,519,3682,752.467%
2KP North Korea26,198,17650.416%
3JP Japan123,011,783238.646%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata