Population in South Korea
The population of South Korea was 51,684,564 people in 2025.
South Korea, 2025
51,684,564
Change from 2024
−0.1%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
29th of 217
Population in South Korea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51,684,564 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 51,751,065 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 51,712,619 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 51,672,569 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 51,769,539 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 51,836,239 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 51,764,822 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 51,585,058 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 51,361,911 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 51,217,803 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 51,014,947 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 50,746,659 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 50,428,893 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 50,199,853 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 49,936,638 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 49,554,112 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 49,307,835 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 49,054,708 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 48,683,638 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 48,438,292 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 48,184,561 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 48,082,519 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 47,892,330 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 47,644,736 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 47,370,164 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1% from 51,751,065 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 51,014,947 people, the figure has changed by +1.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, South Korea has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for South Korea
All statistics for South Korea
Population growth
-0.13%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
51,748,739 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
44.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
0.72 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.04%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
20.3%
2025 · World Bank