Population of South Korea (2024)

51,958,226

Births this year: 3,340,789 Births today 721

Deaths this year 2,306,735 Deaths today 498

South Korea Population by Religions(2010 survey)

Region Name	Percents	Number
Christian (Protestant, Roman Catholic)	31.6%	16,092,038 people
Buddhist	24.2%	12,323,650 people
other or unknown	0.9%	458,318 people
none	43.3%	22,050,166 people

Ethnic groups Name	Percents	Number
homogeneous	100%	50,924,172 people

Age	Both Sexes Population	Male Population	Female Population	Both Sexes (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)	Sex ratio (female/male)
Total	51,251,486	25,458,043	25,793,443	100	100	100	98.7
00-04	2,306,689	1,191,915	1,114,774	4.5	4.7	4.3	106.9
05-09	2,291,402	1,183,646	1,107,756	4.5	4.6	4.3	106.9
10-14	2,275,660	1,171,784	1,103,876	4.4	4.6	4.3	106.2
15-19	2,497,043	1,296,080	1,200,963	4.9	5.1	4.7	107.9
20-24	3,295,436	1,717,705	1,577,731	6.4	6.7	6.1	108.9
25-29	3,552,945	1,879,557	1,673,388	6.9	7.4	6.5	112.3
30-34	3,288,693	1,736,377	1,552,316	6.4	6.8	6	111.9
35-39	3,730,014	1,904,801	1,825,213	7.3	7.5	7.1	104.4
40-44	3,854,935	1,950,931	1,904,004	7.5	7.7	7.4	102.5
45-49	4,190,259	2,103,775	2,086,484	8.2	8.3	8.1	100.8
50-54	4,170,044	2,076,734	2,093,310	8.1	8.2	8.1	99.2
55-59	4,055,030	2,006,743	2,048,287	7.9	7.9	7.9	98
60-64	3,669,188	1,785,754	1,883,434	7.2	7	7.3	94.8
65-69	2,629,146	1,254,120	1,375,026	5.1	4.9	5.3	91.2
70-74	1,989,323	917,052	1,072,271	3.9	3.6	4.2	85.5
75-79	1,516,478	640,298	876,180	3	2.5	3.4	73.1
80-84	1,110,251	413,255	696,996	2.2	1.6	2.7	59.3
85-89	576,008	173,363	402,645	1.1	0.7	1.6	43.1
90-94	199,625	44,672	154,953	0.4	0.2	0.6	28.8
95-99	47,974	8,676	39,298	0.1	0	0.2	22.1
100+	5,343	805	4,538	0	0	0	17.7

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Sex ratio	Density (P/Km²)
2023	51,712,865	0.28	144,949	98.62	531.86
2022	51,567,916	0.30	153,438	98.65	530.37
2021	51,414,478	0.32	162,992	98.68	528.79
2020	51,251,486	0.34	172,731	98.70	527.12
2019	51,078,755	0.36	182,161	98.72	525.34
2018	50,896,594	0.38	191,623	98.74	523.47
2017	50,704,971	0.40	201,038	98.76	521.50
2016	50,503,933	0.42	210,494	98.78	519.43
2015	50,293,439	0.44	219,038	98.80	517.26
2014	50,074,401	0.46	227,645	98.82	515.01
2013	49,846,756	0.48	238,305	98.83	512.67
2012	49,608,451	0.51	251,759	98.86	510.22
2011	49,356,692	0.54	266,651	98.91	507.63
2010	49,090,041	0.58	283,005	99.00	504.89
2005	47,605,863	3.03	1,399,592	99.89	489.62
2000	46,206,271	3.48	1,553,277	100.66	475.23
1995	44,652,994	3.91	1,680,740	100.31	459.25
1990	42,972,254	6.10	2,470,337	100.34	441.96
1985	40,501,917	8.15	3,050,832	99.97	416.56
1980	37,451,085	7.89	2,738,007	100.26	385.18
1975	34,713,078	10.42	3,275,937	100.96	357.02
1970	31,437,141	10.72	3,044,419	100.47	323.33
1965	28,392,722	13.24	3,318,694	100.97	292.02
1960	25,074,028	18.45	3,905,417	100.45	257.88
1955	21,168,611	10.19	1,957,225	99.51	217.72
1950	19,211,386			99.22	197.59