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Population in South Korea

Latest: 51,684,564
Previous: 51,751,065
Change: -66,501 (-0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in South Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	29,435,571
Dec 31, 1967	30,130,983
Dec 31, 1968	30,838,302
Dec 31, 1969	31,544,266
Dec 31, 1970	32,240,827
Dec 31, 1971	32,882,704
Dec 31, 1972	33,505,406
Dec 31, 1973	34,103,149
Dec 31, 1974	34,692,266
Dec 31, 1975	35,280,725
Dec 31, 1976	35,848,523
Dec 31, 1977	36,411,795
Dec 31, 1978	36,969,185
Dec 31, 1979	37,534,236
Dec 31, 1980	38,123,775
Dec 31, 1981	38,723,248
Dec 31, 1982	39,326,352
Dec 31, 1983	39,910,403
Dec 31, 1984	40,405,956
Dec 31, 1985	40,805,744
Dec 31, 1986	41,213,674
Dec 31, 1987	41,621,690
Dec 31, 1988	42,031,247
Dec 31, 1989	42,449,038
Dec 31, 1990	42,869,283
Dec 31, 1991	43,295,704
Dec 31, 1992	43,747,962
Dec 31, 1993	44,194,628
Dec 31, 1994	44,641,540
Dec 31, 1995	45,092,991
Dec 31, 1996	45,524,681
Dec 31, 1997	45,953,580
Dec 31, 1998	46,286,503
Dec 31, 1999	46,616,677
Dec 31, 2000	47,008,111
Dec 31, 2001	47,370,164
Dec 31, 2002	47,644,736
Dec 31, 2003	47,892,330
Dec 31, 2004	48,082,519
Dec 31, 2005	48,184,561
Dec 31, 2006	48,438,292
Dec 31, 2007	48,683,638
Dec 31, 2008	49,054,708
Dec 31, 2009	49,307,835
Dec 31, 2010	49,554,112
Dec 31, 2011	49,936,638
Dec 31, 2012	50,199,853
Dec 31, 2013	50,428,893
Dec 31, 2014	50,746,659
Dec 31, 2015	51,014,947
Dec 31, 2016	51,217,803
Dec 31, 2017	51,361,911
Dec 31, 2018	51,585,058
Dec 31, 2019	51,764,822
Dec 31, 2020	51,836,239
Dec 31, 2021	51,769,539
Dec 31, 2022	51,672,569
Dec 31, 2023	51,712,619
Dec 31, 2024	51,751,065
Dec 31, 2025	51,684,564

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