Global Statistics and Country Indicators
South Korea Population Over Time (1950–2026)
Population
Data table
| 1950 | 19.76M | 1961 | 26.85M | 1972 | 33.94M | 1983 | 40M | 1994 | 45.13M | 2005 | 47.85M | 2016 | 51.3M |
| 1951 | 19.87M | 1962 | 27.51M | 1973 | 34.63M | 1984 | 40.6M | 1995 | 45.37M | 2006 | 48.01M | 2017 | 51.49M |
| 1952 | 20.23M | 1963 | 28.15M | 1974 | 35.29M | 1985 | 41.15M | 1996 | 45.64M | 2007 | 48.18M | 2018 | 51.64M |
| 1953 | 20.78M | 1964 | 28.74M | 1975 | 35.88M | 1986 | 41.72M | 1997 | 45.94M | 2008 | 48.36M | 2019 | 51.77M |
| 1954 | 21.42M | 1965 | 29.28M | 1976 | 36.38M | 1987 | 42.32M | 1998 | 46.23M | 2009 | 48.55M | 2020 | 51.86M |
| 1955 | 22.13M | 1966 | 29.85M | 1977 | 36.84M | 1988 | 42.92M | 1999 | 46.5M | 2010 | 48.77M | 2021 | 51.85M |
| 1956 | 22.87M | 1967 | 30.5M | 1978 | 37.28M | 1989 | 43.52M | 2000 | 46.77M | 2011 | 49.13M | 2022 | 51.78M |
| 1957 | 23.66M | 1968 | 31.18M | 1979 | 37.71M | 1990 | 44.08M | 2001 | 47.04M | 2012 | 49.6M | 2023 | 51.75M |
| 1958 | 24.47M | 1969 | 31.85M | 1980 | 38.14M | 1991 | 44.44M | 2002 | 47.3M | 2013 | 50.07M | 2024 | 51.72M |
| 1959 | 25.3M | 1970 | 32.54M | 1981 | 38.69M | 1992 | 44.65M | 2003 | 47.51M | 2014 | 50.54M | 2025 | 51.67M |
| 1960 | 26.12M | 1971 | 33.24M | 1982 | 39.36M | 1993 | 44.89M | 2004 | 47.7M | 2015 | 50.98M | 2026 | 51.6M |