Korea vs United States of America: Population projections

Korea
37.18 million Persons
in 2070
United States of America
367.91 million Persons
in 2070
Korea rank
1st
United States of America rank
4th

Population projections over time

  • Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 367.91 million Persons against 37.18 million Persons in Korea, a difference of 330.73 million Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 9.9 times Korea's.

Across all 47 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 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
2020s 51.57 million Persons 340.19 million Persons 288.62 million Persons United States of America
2030s 50.84 million Persons 350.12 million Persons 299.28 million Persons United States of America
2040s 48.90 million Persons 358.01 million Persons 309.12 million Persons United States of America
2050s 45.05 million Persons 362.27 million Persons 317.22 million Persons United States of America
2060s 39.96 million Persons 365.99 million Persons 326.03 million Persons United States of America
2070s 37.18 million Persons 367.91 million Persons 330.73 million Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 367.91 million Persons against 37.18 million Persons in Korea as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Korea and United States of America?
330.73 million Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for population projections?
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 Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 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. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.