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: 52 370 293*^[1], area 98480 km², population density 531.79 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

52 370 293

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 2025-05-20*

	Male	%	Female
0-4	1 205 792	⇐+11%	1 086 319
5-9	1 152 268	⇐+4.6%	1 101 187
10-14	805 722	⇐+2.8%	783 882
15-19	997 341	⇐+1.8%	980 114
20-24	1 894 641	⇐+6.7%	1 775 587
25-29	1 853 054	⇐+20.2%	1 542 240
30-34	1 599 376	⇐+18%	1 355 796
35-39	1 784 007	⇐+4.5%	1 707 048
40-44	1 872 461	⇐+2.9%	1 819 014
45-49	2 138 849	⇐+0%	2 138 490
50-54	2 157 974	+0.9%⇒	2 177 610
55-59	2 432 125	+2.3%⇒	2 488 120
60-64	2 167 551	+5.8%⇒	2 292 730
65-69	1 380 705	+7.4%⇒	1 482 983
70-74	980 087	+11.2%⇒	1 089 555
75-79	720 595	+30.4%⇒	939 358
80-84	538 403	+53.2%⇒	824 940
85-89	241 096	+107.1%⇒	499 351
90-94	66 179	+234.2%⇒	221 139
95-99	14 687	+278.4%⇒	55 570
100+	962	+459.7%⇒	5 384

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).