Korea vs United States of America: Historical population data
Historical population data over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 341.79 million Persons against 51.68 million Persons in Korea, a difference of 290.10 million Persons.
That makes United States of America's figure about 6.6 times Korea's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 9 groups.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.05 million Persons | 164.74 million Persons | 142.70 million Persons | United States of America |
| 1960s | 28.32 million Persons | 192.50 million Persons | 164.18 million Persons | United States of America |
| 1970s | 34.95 million Persons | 215.03 million Persons | 180.08 million Persons | United States of America |
| 1980s | 40.46 million Persons | 236.96 million Persons | 196.50 million Persons | United States of America |
| 1990s | 44.82 million Persons | 264.54 million Persons | 219.72 million Persons | United States of America |
| 2000s | 48.17 million Persons | 294.37 million Persons | 246.20 million Persons | United States of America |
| 2010s | 50.78 million Persons | 320.31 million Persons | 269.53 million Persons | United States of America |
| 2020s | 51.74 million Persons | 336.04 million Persons | 284.30 million Persons | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical population data, Korea or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 341.79 million Persons against 51.68 million Persons in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical population data between Korea and United States of America?
- 290.10 million Persons, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for historical population data?
- Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 9 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
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.