World Bank · Demographics
Korea, Republic of: Population, total
51.68Mpeople · 2025+1.3% since 2015
Total population. Annual figures for Korea, Republic of from 1960 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51,684,564 | |
| 2024 | 51,751,065 | |
| 2023 | 51,712,619 | |
| 2022 | 51,672,569 | |
| 2021 | 51,769,539 | |
| 2020 | 51,836,239 | |
| 2019 | 51,764,822 | |
| 2018 | 51,585,058 | |
| 2017 | 51,361,911 | |
| 2016 | 51,217,803 | |
| 2015 | 51,014,947 | |
| 2014 | 50,746,659 | |
| 2013 | 50,428,893 | |
| 2012 | 50,199,853 | |
| 2011 | 49,936,638 | |
| 2010 | 49,554,112 | |
| 2009 | 49,307,835 | |
| 2008 | 49,054,708 | |
| 2007 | 48,683,638 | |
| 2006 | 48,438,292 | |
| 2005 | 48,184,561 | |
| 2004 | 48,082,519 | |
| 2003 | 47,892,330 | |
| 2002 | 47,644,736 | |
| 2001 | 47,370,164 | |
| 2000 | 47,008,111 | |
| 1999 | 46,616,677 | |
| 1998 | 46,286,503 | |
| 1997 | 45,953,580 | |
| 1996 | 45,524,681 | |
| 1995 | 45,092,991 | |
| 1994 | 44,641,540 | |
| 1993 | 44,194,628 | |
| 1992 | 43,747,962 | |
| 1991 | 43,295,704 | |
| 1990 | 42,869,283 | |
| 1989 | 42,449,038 | |
| 1988 | 42,031,247 | |
| 1987 | 41,621,690 | |
| 1986 | 41,213,674 | |
| 1985 | 40,805,744 | |
| 1984 | 40,405,956 | |
| 1983 | 39,910,403 | |
| 1982 | 39,326,352 | |
| 1981 | 38,723,248 | |
| 1980 | 38,123,775 | |
| 1979 | 37,534,236 | |
| 1978 | 36,969,185 | |
| 1977 | 36,411,795 | |
| 1976 | 35,848,523 | |
| 1975 | 35,280,725 | |
| 1974 | 34,692,266 | |
| 1973 | 34,103,149 | |
| 1972 | 33,505,406 | |
| 1971 | 32,882,704 | |
| 1970 | 32,240,827 | |
| 1969 | 31,544,266 | |
| 1968 | 30,838,302 | |
| 1967 | 30,130,983 | |
| 1966 | 29,435,571 | |
| 1965 | 28,704,674 | |
| 1964 | 27,984,155 | |
| 1963 | 27,261,747 | |
| 1962 | 26,513,030 | |
| 1961 | 25,765,673 | |
| 1960 | 25,012,374 |
Source
Published by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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World Bank (2026). Population, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-total (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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