South Korea — Population
millions · Annual · 1800–2031 · 232 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 51.71M people in 2025. The previous reading was 51.75M people in 2024; the period change was −0.08%.
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- Annual data, 1800–2031
- All 7 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 51.12M people |
| 2030 | 51.21M people |
| 2029 | 51.31M people |
| 2028 | 51.41M people |
| 2027 | 51.51M people |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 51.61M people |
| 2025 | 51.71M people |
| 2024 | 51.75M people |
| 2023 | 51.71M people |
| 2022 | 51.67M people |
| 2021 | 51.77M 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 |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.