Population in South Korea

51.7 million

people · 2023

29th highest of 236 countries

In 2013: 50.1 million

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Kenya 55.3 million
  2. Myanmar 54.1 million
  3. Colombia 52.3 million
  4. South Korea 51.7 million
  5. Sudan 50 million
  6. Uganda 48.7 million
  7. Spain 47.9 million

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About the data

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.

Unit
people
Years
1800–2023
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Our World in Data
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
Our World in Data; HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0