South Korea — Population
millions · Annual · 1800–2030 · 231 observations
About this series
Population is the estimated number of people in a country at the series' reference date. This series reports that count in millions.
The population reading for South Korea was 51.63M people in 2025. The previous reading was 51.67M people in 2024; the period change was −0.08%.
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- Annual data, 1800–2030
- All 8 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 51.17M people |
| 2029 | 51.27M people |
| 2028 | 51.37M people |
| 2027 | 51.47M people |
| 2026 | 51.57M people |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 51.63M people |
| 2024 | 51.67M people |
| 2023 | 51.69M people |
| 2022 | 51.63M people |
| 2021 | 51.74M people |
| 2020 | 51.84M people |
| 2019 | 51.76M people |
| 2018 | 51.58M people |
| 2017 | 51.36M people |
| 2016 | 51.22M people |
| 2015 | 51.01M people |
| 2014 | 50.75M people |
| 2013 | 50.43M people |
| 2012 | 50.20M people |
| 2011 | 49.94M people |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.