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South Korea vs Myanmar: Has the population peaked?

South Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Myanmar
54.13 million people
in 2023
South Korea rank
29th
Myanmar rank
27th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • South Korea
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 54.13 million people against 51.75 million people in South Korea, a difference of 2.39 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.