South Korea vs Uganda: Population
South Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Uganda
48.66 million people
in 2023
South Korea rank
30th
Uganda rank
32nd
Population over time
- South Korea
- Uganda
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 51.75 million people against 48.66 million people in Uganda, a difference of 3.09 million people.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 32nd of 239 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.60 million people | 800,000 people | 800,000 people | South Korea |
| 1100s | 1.92 million people | 940,000 people | 980,000 people | South Korea |
| 1200s | 2.56 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.48 million people | South Korea |
| 1300s | 1.92 million people | 1.22 million people | 700,000 people | South Korea |
| 1400s | 2.24 million people | 1.36 million people | 880,000 people | South Korea |
| 1500s | 2.56 million people | 1.50 million people | 1.06 million people | South Korea |
| 1600s | 3.20 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.45 million people | South Korea |
| 1700s | 4.00 million people | 2.00 million people | 2.00 million people | South Korea |
| 1710s | 4.40 million people | 2.02 million people | 2.38 million people | South Korea |
| 1720s | 4.71 million people | 2.04 million people | 2.67 million people | South Korea |
| 1730s | 5.05 million people | 2.06 million people | 2.99 million people | South Korea |
| 1740s | 5.41 million people | 2.08 million people | 3.33 million people | South Korea |
| 1750s | 5.80 million people | 2.11 million people | 3.69 million people | South Korea |
| 1760s | 6.21 million people | 2.13 million people | 4.08 million people | South Korea |
| 1770s | 6.65 million people | 2.16 million people | 4.50 million people | South Korea |
| 1780s | 7.13 million people | 2.19 million people | 4.94 million people | South Korea |
| 1790s | 7.64 million people | 2.22 million people | 5.42 million people | South Korea |
| 1800s | 9.39 million people | 2.40 million people | 6.99 million people | South Korea |
| 1810s | 9.40 million people | 2.21 million people | 7.19 million people | South Korea |
| 1820s | 9.42 million people | 2.22 million people | 7.20 million people | South Korea |
| 1830s | 9.47 million people | 2.48 million people | 6.99 million people | South Korea |
| 1840s | 9.52 million people | 2.78 million people | 6.74 million people | South Korea |
| 1850s | 9.57 million people | 3.03 million people | 6.54 million people | South Korea |
| 1860s | 9.63 million people | 3.21 million people | 6.42 million people | South Korea |
| 1870s | 9.67 million people | 3.41 million people | 6.26 million people | South Korea |
| 1880s | 9.67 million people | 3.64 million people | 6.03 million people | South Korea |
| 1890s | 9.68 million people | 3.78 million people | 5.90 million people | South Korea |
| 1900s | 9.75 million people | 3.68 million people | 6.07 million people | South Korea |
| 1910s | 10.55 million people | 3.54 million people | 7.01 million people | South Korea |
| 1920s | 12.35 million people | 3.80 million people | 8.54 million people | South Korea |
| 1930s | 14.23 million people | 4.43 million people | 9.80 million people | South Korea |
| 1940s | 17.36 million people | 5.19 million people | 12.16 million people | South Korea |
| 1950s | 22.05 million people | 6.55 million people | 15.50 million people | South Korea |
| 1960s | 29.00 million people | 8.76 million people | 20.24 million people | South Korea |
| 1970s | 35.37 million people | 11.62 million people | 23.75 million people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 40.84 million people | 14.95 million people | 25.90 million people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 45.29 million people | 20.36 million people | 24.93 million people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 47.73 million people | 27.62 million people | 20.11 million people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 50.53 million people | 37.29 million people | 13.24 million people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 51.81 million people | 46.58 million people | 5.23 million people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, South Korea or Uganda?
- South Korea, at 51.75 million people against 48.66 million people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between South Korea and Uganda?
- 3.09 million people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Uganda?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Uganda rank globally for population?
- South Korea ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 32nd 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.