🇰🇷 Population of Republic of Korea

51,784,059
Current Population of Republic of Korea
-37,070
Net population growth this year
523.37
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Republic of Korea reached 51,784,059, of which 25,839,753 people are male and 25,944,306 female. The country has a population density of 523.3726 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of -0.072% for the year. According to the latest data, Republic of Korea is set to decrease its population size by -47,123 people next year. Making the total population count of Republic of Korea 51,741,962 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Republic of Korea (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Republic of Korea grown from 20,104,010 people to 51,784,059. An increase of the population size by 157.58% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 20,104,010 10,256,240 9,847,770 -112,578 203.1878 -0.56%
1951 20,116,892 10,115,710 10,001,182 138,341 203.318 0.688%
1952 20,393,370 10,186,372 10,206,997 414,615 206.1123 2.033%
1953 20,862,396 10,408,348 10,454,048 523,438 210.8527 2.509%
1954 21,432,886 10,699,241 10,733,644 617,541 216.6185 2.881%
1955 22,075,008 11,034,372 11,040,637 666,705 223.1083 3.02%
1956 22,763,457 11,387,280 11,376,176 710,191 230.0664 3.12%
1957 23,494,049 11,756,226 11,737,822 750,993 237.4503 3.197%
1958 24,256,851 12,140,684 12,116,166 774,611 245.1598 3.194%
1959 25,036,097 12,532,548 12,503,549 783,882 253.0356 3.131%
1960 25,817,529 12,926,156 12,891,374 778,982 260.9334 3.017%
1961 26,552,225 13,304,248 13,247,976 690,409 268.3588 2.6%
1962 27,234,470 13,664,603 13,569,868 674,083 275.2541 2.475%
1963 27,905,873 14,021,468 13,884,405 668,722 282.0399 2.396%
1964 28,555,856 14,367,191 14,188,665 631,244 288.6092 2.211%
1965 29,179,407 14,696,632 14,482,775 615,857 294.9113 2.111%
1966 29,838,219 15,032,580 14,805,640 701,769 301.5698 2.352%
1967 30,540,596 15,380,895 15,159,701 702,984 308.6686 2.302%
1968 31,229,630 15,721,623 15,508,008 675,085 315.6325 2.162%
1969 31,912,015 16,058,348 15,853,667 689,684 322.5293 2.161%
1970 32,601,143 16,398,446 16,202,696 688,571 329.4942 2.112%
1971 33,288,369 16,741,398 16,546,970 685,882 336.4399 2.06%
1972 33,976,851 17,089,622 16,887,230 691,083 343.3982 2.034%
1973 34,659,713 17,435,844 17,223,869 674,640 350.2998 1.947%
1974 35,319,338 17,772,285 17,547,053 644,610 356.9665 1.825%
1975 35,930,694 18,081,299 17,849,394 578,101 363.1454 1.609%
1976 36,456,320 18,336,543 18,119,777 473,152 368.4578 1.298%
1977 36,911,298 18,550,657 18,360,641 436,804 373.0562 1.183%
1978 37,329,984 18,745,937 18,584,047 400,568 377.2878 1.073%
1979 37,737,918 18,934,966 18,802,952 415,301 381.4107 1.1%
1980 38,170,501 19,135,883 19,034,618 449,864 385.7827 1.179%
1981 38,731,905 19,405,042 19,326,863 672,944 391.4567 1.737%
1982 39,403,422 19,733,632 19,669,790 670,090 398.2437 1.701%
1983 40,053,748 20,052,335 20,001,413 630,562 404.8164 1.574%
1984 40,664,361 20,352,518 20,311,843 590,664 410.9878 1.453%
1985 41,232,709 20,633,941 20,598,768 546,032 416.7319 1.324%
1986 41,808,708 20,928,965 20,879,743 605,966 422.5535 1.449%
1987 42,405,253 21,241,717 21,163,536 587,124 428.5826 1.385%
1988 42,988,455 21,548,618 21,439,838 579,280 434.477 1.348%
1989 43,567,512 21,855,281 21,712,232 578,835 440.3294 1.329%
1990 44,120,039 22,150,763 21,969,276 526,217 445.9137 1.193%
1991 44,487,412 22,345,315 22,142,098 208,531 449.6267 0.469%
1992 44,703,709 22,454,825 22,248,884 224,062 451.8128 0.501%
1993 44,932,862 22,572,785 22,360,076 234,243 454.1288 0.521%
1994 45,165,780 22,694,093 22,471,687 231,594 456.4828 0.513%
1995 45,393,418 22,811,718 22,581,699 223,681 458.7835 0.493%
1996 45,660,168 22,947,338 22,712,829 309,819 461.4795 0.679%
1997 45,962,393 23,098,733 22,863,660 294,632 464.5341 0.641%
1998 46,250,259 23,242,286 23,007,973 281,100 467.4435 0.608%
1999 46,520,444 23,378,021 23,142,423 259,269 470.1742 0.557%
2000 46,788,591 23,512,494 23,276,097 277,026 472.8843 0.592%
2001 47,064,790 23,639,080 23,425,710 275,372 475.6758 0.585%
2002 47,320,668 23,744,134 23,576,535 236,384 478.2619 0.5%
2003 47,539,738 23,830,193 23,709,546 201,757 480.476 0.424%
2004 47,727,285 23,899,030 23,828,255 173,337 482.3715 0.363%
2005 47,889,573 23,955,346 23,934,226 151,237 484.0117 0.316%
2006 48,049,347 24,015,098 24,034,249 168,312 485.6265 0.35%
2007 48,220,601 24,084,221 24,136,380 174,196 487.3574 0.361%
2008 48,398,626 24,156,280 24,242,347 181,855 489.1567 0.376%
2009 48,588,019 24,233,574 24,354,445 196,930 491.0708 0.405%
2010 48,813,042 24,332,449 24,480,593 253,116 493.3451 0.519%
2011 49,169,878 24,520,161 24,649,717 460,555 496.9516 0.937%
2012 49,634,185 24,780,238 24,853,946 468,060 501.6442 0.943%
2013 50,098,229 25,039,537 25,058,692 460,028 506.3342 0.918%
2014 50,558,043 25,296,147 25,261,895 459,599 510.9815 0.909%
2015 50,994,401 25,538,049 25,456,352 413,118 515.3917 0.81%
2016 51,309,984 25,697,766 25,612,218 218,048 518.5812 0.425%
2017 51,511,638 25,781,915 25,729,724 185,261 520.6193 0.36%
2018 51,676,900 25,847,979 25,828,922 145,262 522.2896 0.281%
2019 51,803,830 25,894,464 25,909,365 108,597 523.5725 0.21%
2020 51,844,690 25,901,551 25,943,140 -26,875 523.9854 -0.052%
2021 51,830,139 25,884,958 25,945,181 -2,228 523.8384 -0.004%
2022 51,815,810 25,867,453 25,948,357 -26,431 523.6935 -0.051%
2023 51,784,059 25,839,753 25,944,306 -37,070 523.3726 -0.072%

Statements that can be derived from Republic of Korea's population data

  • Republic of Korea has a population of 51,784,059 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Republic of Korea's population is equivalent to 0.65% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Republic of Korea's population will decrease with -37,070 people.
  • In 2023, 29,998 more people will immigrate to Republic of Korea than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Republic of Korea is 44.50 years.
  • In Republic of Korea there are 523.37 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 2.24 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Republic of Korea.
  • In Republic of Korea, 25,839,753 of the total population are male, and 25,944,306 are female.

Future Population of Republic of Korea (2023 - 2100)

Republic of Korea's population is set to decrease in the future from 51,784,059 people to 24,102,932 people. A decrease of the population size by 19.89% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 51,784,059 25,839,753 25,944,306 -37,070 523.3726 -0.072%
2024 51,741,962 25,806,458 25,935,504 -47,123 522.9472 -0.091%
2025 51,690,479 25,768,072 25,922,407 -55,844 522.4268 -0.108%
2026 51,630,817 25,725,217 25,905,601 -63,479 521.8239 -0.123%
2027 51,561,768 25,677,265 25,884,503 -74,620 521.126 -0.145%
2028 51,482,230 25,623,640 25,858,590 -84,457 520.3221 -0.164%
2029 51,392,506 25,564,500 25,828,005 -94,991 519.4153 -0.185%
2030 51,290,214 25,498,629 25,791,585 -109,592 518.3814 -0.214%
2031 51,173,200 25,424,863 25,748,336 -124,437 517.1988 -0.243%
2032 51,040,364 25,342,652 25,697,712 -141,235 515.8562 -0.277%
2033 50,890,473 25,251,348 25,639,125 -158,547 514.3413 -0.312%
2034 50,721,724 25,149,918 25,571,806 -178,950 512.6358 -0.353%
2035 50,532,567 25,037,531 25,495,037 -199,363 510.724 -0.395%
2036 50,324,119 24,914,823 25,409,296 -217,534 508.6173 -0.432%
2037 50,097,849 24,782,591 25,315,258 -235,005 506.3304 -0.469%
2038 49,854,467 24,641,212 25,213,255 -251,760 503.8706 -0.505%
2039 49,594,904 24,491,219 25,103,684 -267,367 501.2472 -0.539%
2040 49,319,974 24,333,043 24,986,931 -282,492 498.4686 -0.573%
2041 49,030,283 24,167,142 24,863,142 -296,889 495.5407 -0.606%
2042 48,727,532 23,994,570 24,732,963 -308,614 492.4808 -0.633%
2043 48,412,166 23,815,624 24,596,543 -322,117 489.2935 -0.665%
2044 48,082,601 23,629,743 24,452,858 -337,013 485.9626 -0.701%
2045 47,738,574 23,437,057 24,301,516 -351,043 482.4856 -0.735%
2046 47,379,594 23,237,538 24,142,056 -366,915 478.8575 -0.774%
2047 47,004,124 23,030,546 23,973,579 -384,025 475.0627 -0.817%
2048 46,610,891 22,815,475 23,795,416 -402,442 471.0883 -0.863%
2049 46,199,541 22,592,371 23,607,170 -420,259 466.9309 -0.91%
2050 45,770,874 22,361,902 23,408,972 -437,075 462.5984 -0.955%
2051 45,326,220 22,124,856 23,201,364 -452,232 458.1044 -0.998%
2052 44,867,510 21,882,265 22,985,245 -465,189 453.4683 -1.037%
2053 44,395,474 21,634,667 22,760,806 -478,883 448.6975 -1.079%
2054 43,911,285 21,382,799 22,528,486 -489,493 443.8039 -1.115%
2055 43,417,492 21,127,886 22,289,607 -498,093 438.8132 -1.147%
2056 42,916,240 20,870,855 22,045,385 -504,413 433.7471 -1.175%
2057 42,410,033 20,612,984 21,797,050 -507,999 428.631 -1.198%
2058 41,900,604 20,355,052 21,545,552 -510,860 423.4822 -1.219%
2059 41,388,859 20,097,255 21,291,604 -512,631 418.3101 -1.239%
2060 40,877,006 19,840,645 21,036,361 -511,074 413.1369 -1.25%
2061 40,367,312 19,586,098 20,781,214 -508,314 407.9855 -1.259%
2062 39,860,020 19,333,560 20,526,459 -506,271 402.8584 -1.27%
2063 39,355,368 19,083,239 20,272,129 -503,031 397.758 -1.278%
2064 38,853,435 18,835,133 20,018,302 -500,837 392.685 -1.289%
2065 38,354,346 18,589,160 19,765,186 -497,340 387.6408 -1.297%
2066 37,858,378 18,345,222 19,513,155 -494,597 382.6282 -1.306%
2067 37,365,875 18,103,434 19,262,441 -490,408 377.6505 -1.312%
2068 36,877,691 17,864,184 19,013,507 -485,960 372.7165 -1.318%
2069 36,394,147 17,627,403 18,766,744 -481,128 367.8294 -1.322%
2070 35,914,652 17,392,541 18,522,111 -477,862 362.9833 -1.331%
2071 35,439,357 17,159,612 18,279,746 -472,727 358.1795 -1.334%
2072 34,969,593 16,929,215 18,040,378 -466,802 353.4317 -1.335%
2073 34,505,456 16,701,271 17,804,185 -461,472 348.7407 -1.337%
2074 34,046,974 16,475,838 17,571,136 -455,492 344.107 -1.338%
2075 33,594,161 16,252,794 17,341,366 -450,134 339.5304 -1.34%
2076 33,146,634 16,031,868 17,114,766 -444,920 335.0074 -1.342%
2077 32,704,324 15,813,172 16,891,152 -439,700 330.537 -1.344%
2078 32,267,388 15,596,761 16,670,626 -434,173 326.121 -1.346%
2079 31,835,481 15,382,442 16,453,039 -429,641 321.7558 -1.35%
2080 31,408,278 15,170,124 16,238,153 -424,765 317.4381 -1.352%
2081 30,986,290 14,960,065 16,026,226 -419,209 313.1731 -1.353%
2082 30,569,730 14,752,346 15,817,384 -413,912 308.963 -1.354%
2083 30,157,775 14,546,609 15,611,166 -409,997 304.7995 -1.36%
2084 29,750,352 14,342,896 15,407,456 -404,851 300.6817 -1.361%
2085 29,347,263 14,141,286 15,205,978 -401,326 296.6078 -1.368%
2086 28,948,532 13,942,077 15,006,454 -396,137 292.5779 -1.368%
2087 28,554,468 13,745,586 14,808,882 -391,989 288.5951 -1.373%
2088 28,164,879 13,551,880 14,612,999 -387,189 284.6576 -1.375%
2089 27,780,463 13,361,417 14,419,046 -381,644 280.7724 -1.374%
2090 27,402,411 13,174,872 14,227,540 -374,459 276.9515 -1.367%
2091 27,031,192 12,992,664 14,038,528 -367,981 273.1996 -1.361%
2092 26,667,488 12,815,270 13,852,219 -359,426 269.5237 -1.348%
2093 26,312,671 12,643,356 13,669,315 -350,209 265.9377 -1.331%
2094 25,967,032 12,477,143 13,489,889 -341,068 262.4444 -1.313%
2095 25,631,307 12,316,938 13,314,369 -330,381 259.0512 -1.289%
2096 25,305,887 12,162,826 13,143,060 -320,461 255.7623 -1.266%
2097 24,990,390 12,014,551 12,975,839 -310,532 252.5736 -1.243%
2098 24,684,886 11,871,832 12,813,054 -300,476 249.4859 -1.217%
2099 24,389,144 11,734,340 12,654,804 -291,007 246.4969 -1.193%
2100 24,102,932 11,601,820 12,501,112 -281,418 243.6042 -1.168%

Population Density of Republic of Korea

Today, Republic of Korea has a population density of 523.3726 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 203.1878 people/km² since the 1950 to 523.3726 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Republic of Korea is projected to reach a population density of 243.6042 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Republic of Korea Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Republic of Korea's Population

The population growth rate of Republic of Korea currently stands at -0.072% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.021 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Republic of Korea will decrease to -0.072%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Republic of Korea's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -1.168% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Republic of Korea Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 -0.56%
1960 3.017%
1970 2.112%
1980 1.179%
1990 1.193%
2000 0.592%
2010 0.519%
2020 -0.052%
Year Growth Rate
2030 -0.214%
2040 -0.573%
2050 -0.955%
2060 -1.25%
2070 -1.331%
2080 -1.352%
2090 -1.367%
2100 -1.168%
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Life Expectancy of Republic of Korea

Today, Republic of Korea has an average life expectancy of 84.1403 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 21.312 years since the 1950 to 84.1403 years in 2023. In the future, Republic of Korea is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 93.1692 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Republic of Korea Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 21,312
1960 54,321
1970 62,266
1980 65,382
1990 71,940
2000 76,466
2010 80,763
2020 83,608
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 84,974
2040 86,178
2050 87,377
2060 88,547
2070 89,701
2080 90,849
2090 92,019
2100 93,169
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Migration to and from Republic of Korea

In 2023 Republic of Korea will see net migrations of 29,998 people. This means that 29,998 more people will immigrate to Republic of Korea than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Republic of Korea was 29,998.

Net Migration for Republic of Korea Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 73,347
1960 23,626
1970 -28,035
1980 -132,395
1990 69,252
2000 -72,624
2010 56,092
2020 0
Year Net Migration
2030 29,998
2040 29,998
2050 29,998
2060 29,998
2070 29,998
2080 29,998
2090 29,998
2100 29,998
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Births in Republic of Korea

In 2023, Republic of Korea will see 287,848 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Republic of Korea in 2022, when the country saw 285,686 new borns.

Births Republic of Korea Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 802,706
1960 1,082,164
1970 978,209
1980 850,182
1990 691,730
2000 585,841
2010 453,037
2020 294,239
Year Births
2030 302,451
2040 252,239
2050 219,368
2060 191,230
2070 181,761
2080 166,111
2090 146,408
2100 142,699
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Deaths in Republic of Korea

In 2023, 354,920 people will die in Republic of Korea. That is an increase of Republic of Korea's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 342,113 deaths.

Deaths Republic of Korea Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 988,622
1960 326,808
1970 261,598
1980 267,925
1990 234,766
2000 236,180
2010 256,016
2020 321,110
Year Births
2030 442,043
2040 564,731
2050 686,436
2060 732,304
2070 689,635
2080 620,880
2090 550,875
2100 454,117
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Median Age in Republic of Korea

The median age of Republic of Korea has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Republic of Korea will reach 59.3015 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Republic of Korea Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 17.6411
1960 17.9471
1970 17.6097
1980 20.8831
1990 25.7832
2000 30.6778
2010 36.6348
2020 42.7573
Year Median Age
2030 48.4229
2040 53.1496
2050 56.6809
2060 60.1283
2070 61.2802
2080 62.0726
2090 60.3473
2100 59.3015
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Fertility Rate in Republic of Korea

The fertility rate of Republic of Korea has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Republic of Korea will reach 1.4279 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Republic of Korea Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 5.9688
1960 5.949
1970 4.4141
1980 2.7162
1990 1.6024
2000 1.415
2010 1.2167
2020 0.8872
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 0.974
2040 1.0861
2050 1.1723
2060 1.249
2070 1.3133
2080 1.3572
2090 1.3964
2100 1.4279
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Infant Mortality Rate in Republic of Korea

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Republic of Korea while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Republic of Korea has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 232.4283. Today, Republic of Korea has a much better infant mortality rate of 2.2386 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Republic of Korea is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 0.5892 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Republic of Korea Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 232.4283
1960 82.8737
1970 48.2725
1980 29.8074
1990 13.431
2000 6.4878
2010 3.4588
2020 2.4868
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 1.9195
2040 1.5596
2050 1.2897
2060 1.0886
2070 0.93
2080 0.7957
2090 0.6823
2100 0.5892
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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