Korea vs Türkiye: Historical population data

Korea
51.68 million Persons
in 2025
Türkiye
85.88 million Persons
in 2025
Korea rank
2nd
Türkiye rank
3rd

Historical population data over time

  • Korea
  • Türkiye
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M195019872025

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 85.88 million Persons against 51.68 million Persons in Korea, a difference of 34.19 million Persons.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.7 times Korea's.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 4 groups.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Türkiye Difference Ahead
1950s 22.05 million Persons 23.62 million Persons 1.58 million Persons Türkiye
1960s 28.32 million Persons 30.86 million Persons 2.54 million Persons Türkiye
1970s 34.95 million Persons 39.47 million Persons 4.52 million Persons Türkiye
1980s 40.46 million Persons 49.52 million Persons 9.06 million Persons Türkiye
1990s 44.82 million Persons 59.27 million Persons 14.45 million Persons Türkiye
2000s 48.17 million Persons 68.08 million Persons 19.91 million Persons Türkiye
2010s 50.78 million Persons 77.77 million Persons 26.99 million Persons Türkiye
2020s 51.74 million Persons 84.87 million Persons 33.13 million Persons Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher historical population data, Korea or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 85.88 million Persons against 51.68 million Persons in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in historical population data between Korea and Türkiye?
34.19 million Persons, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Türkiye?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Korea and Türkiye rank globally for historical population data?
Korea ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 4 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Historical population data
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 4,256 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.