South Korea · Population

On this page you can find past, current and future population statistics for South Korea (from 1950-2100), population map, demographics, live population counter etc. . Question: What is the population of South Korea? Answer: Current population of South Korea is: 51 004 680*^[1], area 98480 km², population density 517.92 p/km². Capital of South Korea is Seoul. Continent: Asia.

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South Korea · Population 1950-2100

South Korea · historical and predicted populations (both sexes) for the period 1950-2100 (millions) De facto population in South Korea as of 1 July of the year indicated. Source United Nations Population Division [1].

What was the South Korea population at your birthday?*

Enter your birth date to find out. [1]

year:***	month:	day:

Current South Korea population

51 004 680

Today	This year
Population growth Today xx Changes every 150.229 sec.	Population growth This year xx
Births Today xx Changes every 60.846 sec.	Births This year xx [x]
Deaths Today xx Changes every 102.265 sec.	Deaths This year xx [x]

Sources: [1]
Today's statistic since midnight 00:00.
This year, statistic changes since 1st January
Population = Births** - Deaths

South Korea population map

City density ^[2] • population density ^[3] • Legend (Click on marker to hide it)

• Population Growth rate: 575 / day = 23.96 / hour = 0.399 / minute = 0.0067 / seconds
• Births Growth rate**: 1420 / day = 59.2 / hour = 0.987 / minute = 0.0168 / seconds
• Deaths Growth rate: 845 / day = 35.2 / hour = 0.587 / minute = 0.0098 / seconds.

Current South Korea population by age and sex for 2018-11-18*

	Male	%	Female
0-4	1 189 943	⇐+8.3%	1 098 996
5-9	1 164 095	⇐+5.6%	1 101 843
10-14	1 121 937	⇐+6.7%	1 051 615
15-19	1 460 482	⇐+7.3%	1 361 601
20-24	1 875 664	⇐+10.5%	1 697 859
25-29	1 770 712	⇐+14.9%	1 541 649
30-34	1 799 093	⇐+8.3%	1 660 904
35-39	1 897 457	⇐+3.3%	1 836 101
40-44	2 035 853	⇐+1.9%	1 998 034
45-49	2 118 790	⇐+0.2%	2 115 225
50-54	2 089 736	+0.6%⇒	2 102 418
55-59	2 048 276	+2.7%⇒	2 104 505
60-64	1 611 227	+5.9%⇒	1 706 570
65-69	1 132 702	+9.4%⇒	1 239 436
70-74	832 175	+19.6%⇒	995 412
75-79	612 439	+40.6%⇒	860 786
80-84	376 283	+72.9%⇒	650 552
85-89	151 554	+136.2%⇒	357 972
90-94	43 160	+237.7%⇒	145 746
95-99	8 291	+301%⇒	33 246
100+	650	+467.8%⇒	3 691

Sources: [1]

Population for cities or regions in South Korea (44)

Ansan Ansan-si Gyeonggi-do
Anyang Anyang-si Gyeonggi-do
Asan Chungcheongnam-do
Bucheon Bucheon-si Gyeonggi-do
♥ Busan Busan
Changwon Gyeongsangnam-do
Cheonan Chungcheongnam-do
Cheongju Cheongju-si Chungcheongbuk-do
Chuncheon Gangwon-do
♥ Daegu Daegu
♥ Daejeon Daejeon
Geoje Gyeongsangnam-do
Gimhae Gyeongsangnam-do
Gimpo Gyeonggi-do
Goyang Goyang-si Gyeonggi-do
Gumi Gyeongsangbuk-do
Gunpo Gyeonggi-do
Gunsan Jeollabuk-do
♥ Gwangju Gwangju
Gwangmyeong Gyeonggi-do
Gyeongju Gyeongsangbuk-do
Gyeongsan Gyeongsan-si Gyeongsangbuk-do
Hwaseong Hwaseong-si Gyeonggi-do
Iksan Jeollabuk-do
♥ Incheon Incheon
Jeju Jeju-si Jeju-do
Jeonju Jeollabuk-do
Jinju Gyeongsangnam-do
Mokpo Jeollanam-do
Namyangju Gyeonggi-do
Paju Gyeonggi-do
Pohang Gyeongsangbuk-do
Pyeongtaek Gyeonggi-do
Seongnam Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do
♥ Seoul Seoul
Siheung Gyeonggi-do
Suncheon Jeollanam-do
Suwon Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do
Uijeongbu Uijeongbu-si Gyeonggi-do
Ulsan Ulsan
Wonju Gangwon-do
Yangsan Gyeongsangnam-do
Yeosu Jeollanam-do
Yongin Gyeonggi-do

Sources, Notices

* Value is calculated with linear interpolation from 2 nearest estimated (date->population) data (unofficial).
** Net migration is included in Births with this calculation: Births = Population[1] + Deaths[1].
*** For years before 1950 we dont have population data. Value is approximate calculation using function: 1900 population = 70% of 1950 population.
[1] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision. Data are estimates and projections according to a medium-fertility variant. Reused with the permission of the United Nations. Downloaded: 2015-11-15 (un.org)
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).