As of July 1, 2025, Republic of Korea's population was 51,667,029, representing approximately 0.62% of the total world population. Among them, 25,774,811 were males and 25,892,218 were females. Overall, the population shrank by -0.116%, reflecting a decrease of 50,561 people compared to the previous year.
Currently Republic of Korea records a birth every 2.1 minutes, or a total of 684 births per day. At the same time 1 death is recorded every 1.4 minutes, totalling 1,056 deaths per day. While 1 person immigrates every 8.4 minutes leaving the net migration for a day to 172 and the daily net change of the population to -200.
Between 1950 and 2025 the population of Republic of Koreagrown from 19,757,321 people to 51,667,029. An increase of the population size by 161.51% in 75 years.
| Year | Population | Change +/- | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 19,757,321 | 465 | 0.002% |
| 1951 | 19,868,990 | 222,872 | 1.122% |
| 1952 | 20,229,879 | 498,907 | 2.466% |
| 1953 | 20,775,325 | 591,984 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | 21,415,573 | 688,512 | 3.215% |
| 1955 | 22,125,103 | 730,547 | 3.302% |
| 1956 | 22,874,434 | 768,116 | 3.358% |
| 1957 | 23,660,791 | 804,599 | 3.401% |
| 1958 | 24,473,927 | 821,672 | 3.358% |
| 1959 | 25,298,233 | 826,940 | 3.269% |
| 1960 | 26,115,379 | 807,353 | 3.092% |
| 1961 | 26,852,951 | 667,790 | 2.487% |
| 1962 | 27,509,237 | 644,782 | 2.344% |
| 1963 | 28,145,540 | 627,824 | 2.231% |
| 1964 | 28,744,977 | 571,050 | 1.987% |
| 1965 | 29,284,338 | 507,671 | 1.734% |
| 1966 | 29,845,941 | 615,535 | 2.062% |
| 1967 | 30,495,728 | 684,040 | 2.243% |
| 1968 | 31,175,290 | 675,084 | 2.166% |
| 1969 | 31,852,761 | 679,858 | 2.134% |
| 1970 | 32,542,197 | 699,014 | 2.148% |
| 1971 | 33,239,853 | 696,298 | 2.095% |
| 1972 | 33,936,466 | 696,927 | 2.054% |
| 1973 | 34,625,849 | 681,841 | 1.969% |
| 1974 | 35,287,837 | 642,134 | 1.82% |
| 1975 | 35,875,742 | 533,677 | 1.488% |
| 1976 | 36,379,925 | 474,688 | 1.305% |
| 1977 | 36,843,637 | 452,736 | 1.229% |
| 1978 | 37,281,935 | 423,860 | 1.137% |
| 1979 | 37,710,899 | 434,068 | 1.151% |
| 1980 | 38,141,106 | 426,347 | 1.118% |
| 1981 | 38,689,189 | 669,818 | 1.731% |
| 1982 | 39,356,154 | 664,113 | 1.687% |
| 1983 | 40,000,941 | 625,460 | 1.564% |
| 1984 | 40,598,300 | 569,259 | 1.402% |
| 1985 | 41,148,963 | 532,066 | 1.293% |
| 1986 | 41,718,505 | 607,017 | 1.455% |
| 1987 | 42,322,092 | 600,157 | 1.418% |
| 1988 | 42,922,977 | 601,614 | 1.402% |
| 1989 | 43,524,767 | 601,966 | 1.383% |
| 1990 | 44,081,427 | 511,354 | 1.16% |
| 1991 | 44,439,150 | 204,092 | 0.459% |
| 1992 | 44,653,695 | 224,998 | 0.504% |
| 1993 | 44,887,724 | 243,059 | 0.541% |
| 1994 | 45,130,840 | 243,175 | 0.539% |
| 1995 | 45,368,425 | 231,995 | 0.511% |
| 1996 | 45,638,700 | 308,553 | 0.676% |
| 1997 | 45,941,537 | 297,121 | 0.647% |
| 1998 | 46,230,878 | 281,561 | 0.609% |
| 1999 | 46,500,383 | 257,450 | 0.554% |
| 2000 | 46,766,661 | 275,106 | 0.588% |
| 2001 | 47,043,468 | 278,508 | 0.592% |
| 2002 | 47,299,120 | 232,797 | 0.492% |
| 2003 | 47,514,160 | 197,283 | 0.415% |
| 2004 | 47,697,076 | 168,547 | 0.353% |
| 2005 | 47,851,644 | 140,590 | 0.294% |
| 2006 | 48,006,518 | 169,157 | 0.352% |
| 2007 | 48,178,118 | 174,045 | 0.361% |
| 2008 | 48,356,493 | 182,704 | 0.378% |
| 2009 | 48,546,687 | 197,683 | 0.407% |
| 2010 | 48,769,332 | 247,609 | 0.508% |
| 2011 | 49,127,644 | 469,013 | 0.955% |
| 2012 | 49,599,580 | 474,859 | 0.957% |
| 2013 | 50,071,164 | 468,311 | 0.935% |
| 2014 | 50,539,056 | 467,471 | 0.925% |
| 2015 | 50,983,912 | 422,241 | 0.828% |
| 2016 | 51,297,839 | 205,614 | 0.401% |
| 2017 | 51,486,270 | 171,249 | 0.333% |
| 2018 | 51,640,894 | 137,998 | 0.267% |
| 2019 | 51,767,846 | 115,906 | 0.224% |
| 2020 | 51,858,482 | 65,365 | 0.126% |
| 2021 | 51,848,398 | -85,533 | -0.165% |
| 2022 | 51,782,512 | -46,239 | -0.089% |
| 2023 | 51,748,739 | -21,306 | -0.041% |
| 2024 | 51,717,590 | -40,992 | -0.079% |
| 2025 | 51,667,029 | -60,129 | -0.116% |
Republic of Korea's population is set to decrease in the future from 51,600,388 people to 21,848,791 people. A projected decrease of the population size by 161.51% from 2026 to 2100.
| Year | Population | Change +/- | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51,600,388 | -73,154 | -0.142% |
| 2027 | 51,518,845 | -89,932 | -0.175% |
| 2028 | 51,423,430 | -100,898 | -0.196% |
| 2029 | 51,314,016 | -117,930 | -0.23% |
| 2030 | 51,188,584 | -132,935 | -0.26% |
| 2031 | 51,048,174 | -147,883 | -0.29% |
| 2032 | 50,891,289 | -165,888 | -0.326% |
| 2033 | 50,714,304 | -188,081 | -0.371% |
| 2034 | 50,516,809 | -206,910 | -0.41% |
| 2035 | 50,300,733 | -225,242 | -0.448% |
| 2036 | 50,066,544 | -243,137 | -0.486% |
| 2037 | 49,813,426 | -263,098 | -0.528% |
| 2038 | 49,541,158 | -281,439 | -0.568% |
| 2039 | 49,251,889 | -297,098 | -0.603% |
| 2040 | 48,948,687 | -309,307 | -0.632% |
| 2041 | 48,630,433 | -327,200 | -0.673% |
| 2042 | 48,299,744 | -334,177 | -0.692% |
| 2043 | 47,959,040 | -347,232 | -0.724% |
| 2044 | 47,603,366 | -364,115 | -0.765% |
| 2045 | 47,232,956 | -376,706 | -0.798% |
| 2046 | 46,850,899 | -387,409 | -0.827% |
| 2047 | 46,452,061 | -410,266 | -0.883% |
| 2048 | 46,033,794 | -426,269 | -0.926% |
| 2049 | 45,597,294 | -446,730 | -0.98% |
| 2050 | 45,143,134 | -461,591 | -1.023% |
| 2051 | 44,671,150 | -482,377 | -1.08% |
| 2052 | 44,178,842 | -502,239 | -1.137% |
| 2053 | 43,672,043 | -511,359 | -1.171% |
| 2054 | 43,157,452 | -517,822 | -1.2% |
| 2055 | 42,632,670 | -531,742 | -1.247% |
| 2056 | 42,095,098 | -543,403 | -1.291% |
| 2057 | 41,545,089 | -556,614 | -1.34% |
| 2058 | 40,984,543 | -564,478 | -1.377% |
| 2059 | 40,421,032 | -562,543 | -1.392% |
| 2060 | 39,857,228 | -565,067 | -1.418% |
| 2061 | 39,296,690 | -556,009 | -1.415% |
| 2062 | 38,739,045 | -559,281 | -1.444% |
| 2063 | 38,183,167 | -552,474 | -1.447% |
| 2064 | 37,632,823 | -548,215 | -1.457% |
| 2065 | 37,088,067 | -541,296 | -1.46% |
| 2066 | 36,550,312 | -534,213 | -1.462% |
| 2067 | 36,018,518 | -529,376 | -1.47% |
| 2068 | 35,493,421 | -520,818 | -1.467% |
| 2069 | 34,971,814 | -522,395 | -1.494% |
| 2070 | 34,452,987 | -515,260 | -1.496% |
| 2071 | 33,941,698 | -507,317 | -1.495% |
| 2072 | 33,438,135 | -499,809 | -1.495% |
| 2073 | 32,943,024 | -490,413 | -1.489% |
| 2074 | 32,455,482 | -484,672 | -1.493% |
| 2075 | 31,974,833 | -476,627 | -1.491% |
| 2076 | 31,501,188 | -470,662 | -1.494% |
| 2077 | 31,033,654 | -464,407 | -1.496% |
| 2078 | 30,572,950 | -457,000 | -1.495% |
| 2079 | 30,119,415 | -450,069 | -1.494% |
| 2080 | 29,671,508 | -445,746 | -1.502% |
| 2081 | 29,227,156 | -442,958 | -1.516% |
| 2082 | 28,788,346 | -434,662 | -1.51% |
| 2083 | 28,355,718 | -430,594 | -1.519% |
| 2084 | 27,928,602 | -423,638 | -1.517% |
| 2085 | 27,505,925 | -421,717 | -1.533% |
| 2086 | 27,086,569 | -416,995 | -1.54% |
| 2087 | 26,670,753 | -414,636 | -1.555% |
| 2088 | 26,258,922 | -409,026 | -1.558% |
| 2089 | 25,851,776 | -405,266 | -1.568% |
| 2090 | 25,449,094 | -400,097 | -1.572% |
| 2091 | 25,051,893 | -394,306 | -1.574% |
| 2092 | 24,660,821 | -387,839 | -1.573% |
| 2093 | 24,277,125 | -379,552 | -1.563% |
| 2094 | 23,902,073 | -370,551 | -1.55% |
| 2095 | 23,535,546 | -362,505 | -1.54% |
| 2096 | 23,179,092 | -350,402 | -1.512% |
| 2097 | 22,833,463 | -340,857 | -1.493% |
| 2098 | 22,496,481 | -333,107 | -1.481% |
| 2099 | 22,168,455 | -322,944 | -1.457% |
| 2100 | 21,848,791 | -316,384 | -1.448% |
Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.
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