South Korea vs Uganda: Population

South Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Uganda
48.66 million people
in 2023
South Korea rank
29th
Uganda rank
31st

Population over time

  • South Korea
  • Uganda
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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 29th and Uganda ranks 31st of 238 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

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