South Korea vs Spain: Population
South Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Spain
47.91 million people
in 2023
South Korea rank
30th
Spain rank
33rd
Population over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 51.75 million people against 47.91 million people in Spain, a difference of 3.84 million people.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.
South Korea ranks 30th and Spain ranks 33rd of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.60 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.40 million people | Spain |
| 1100s | 1.92 million people | 4.50 million people | 2.58 million people | Spain |
| 1200s | 2.56 million people | 5.50 million people | 2.94 million people | Spain |
| 1300s | 1.92 million people | 7.50 million people | 5.58 million people | Spain |
| 1400s | 2.24 million people | 5.50 million people | 3.26 million people | Spain |
| 1500s | 2.56 million people | 6.50 million people | 3.94 million people | Spain |
| 1600s | 3.20 million people | 8.50 million people | 5.30 million people | Spain |
| 1700s | 4.00 million people | 8.00 million people | 4.00 million people | Spain |
| 1710s | 4.40 million people | 9.03 million people | 4.63 million people | Spain |
| 1720s | 4.71 million people | 9.28 million people | 4.57 million people | Spain |
| 1730s | 5.05 million people | 9.54 million people | 4.49 million people | Spain |
| 1740s | 5.41 million people | 9.80 million people | 4.39 million people | Spain |
| 1750s | 5.80 million people | 10.07 million people | 4.28 million people | Spain |
| 1760s | 6.21 million people | 10.35 million people | 4.14 million people | Spain |
| 1770s | 6.65 million people | 10.64 million people | 3.99 million people | Spain |
| 1780s | 7.13 million people | 10.94 million people | 3.81 million people | Spain |
| 1790s | 7.64 million people | 11.24 million people | 3.60 million people | Spain |
| 1800s | 9.39 million people | 11.65 million people | 2.26 million people | Spain |
| 1810s | 9.40 million people | 12.01 million people | 2.61 million people | Spain |
| 1820s | 9.42 million people | 12.58 million people | 3.16 million people | Spain |
| 1830s | 9.47 million people | 13.44 million people | 3.97 million people | Spain |
| 1840s | 9.52 million people | 14.36 million people | 4.85 million people | Spain |
| 1850s | 9.57 million people | 15.23 million people | 5.65 million people | Spain |
| 1860s | 9.63 million people | 15.89 million people | 6.26 million people | Spain |
| 1870s | 9.67 million people | 16.50 million people | 6.83 million people | Spain |
| 1880s | 9.67 million people | 17.26 million people | 7.59 million people | Spain |
| 1890s | 9.68 million people | 18.12 million people | 8.44 million people | Spain |
| 1900s | 9.75 million people | 19.14 million people | 9.39 million people | Spain |
| 1910s | 10.55 million people | 20.47 million people | 9.92 million people | Spain |
| 1920s | 12.35 million people | 22.22 million people | 9.87 million people | Spain |
| 1930s | 14.23 million people | 24.47 million people | 10.24 million people | Spain |
| 1940s | 17.36 million people | 26.78 million people | 9.42 million people | Spain |
| 1950s | 22.05 million people | 29.02 million people | 6.97 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 29.00 million people | 31.93 million people | 2.93 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 35.37 million people | 35.55 million people | 173,290 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 40.84 million people | 38.43 million people | 2.42 million people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 45.29 million people | 39.94 million people | 5.35 million people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 47.73 million people | 43.68 million people | 4.05 million people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 50.53 million people | 46.93 million people | 3.60 million people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 51.81 million people | 47.79 million people | 4.02 million people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, South Korea or Spain?
- South Korea, at 51.75 million people against 47.91 million people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between South Korea and Spain?
- 3.84 million people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for population?
- South Korea ranks 30th and Spain ranks 33rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.