Colombia vs South Korea: Population
Colombia
52.32 million people
in 2023
South Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
29th
South Korea rank
30th
Population over time
- Colombia
- South Korea
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 52.32 million people against 51.75 million people in South Korea, a difference of 572,500 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 30th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.40 million people | 1.60 million people | 796,980 people | Colombia |
| 1100s | 2.72 million people | 1.92 million people | 796,580 people | Colombia |
| 1200s | 3.04 million people | 2.56 million people | 476,180 people | Colombia |
| 1300s | 3.36 million people | 1.92 million people | 1.44 million people | Colombia |
| 1400s | 3.68 million people | 2.24 million people | 1.44 million people | Colombia |
| 1500s | 3.99 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.43 million people | Colombia |
| 1600s | 1.26 million people | 3.20 million people | 1.94 million people | South Korea |
| 1700s | 798,995 people | 4.00 million people | 3.20 million people | South Korea |
| 1710s | 854,924 people | 4.40 million people | 3.54 million people | South Korea |
| 1720s | 910,854 people | 4.71 million people | 3.80 million people | South Korea |
| 1730s | 966,784 people | 5.05 million people | 4.08 million people | South Korea |
| 1740s | 1.02 million people | 5.41 million people | 4.39 million people | South Korea |
| 1750s | 1.08 million people | 5.80 million people | 4.72 million people | South Korea |
| 1760s | 1.13 million people | 6.21 million people | 5.08 million people | South Korea |
| 1770s | 1.19 million people | 6.65 million people | 5.46 million people | South Korea |
| 1780s | 1.25 million people | 7.13 million people | 5.88 million people | South Korea |
| 1790s | 1.30 million people | 7.64 million people | 6.34 million people | South Korea |
| 1800s | 1.21 million people | 9.39 million people | 8.19 million people | South Korea |
| 1810s | 1.21 million people | 9.40 million people | 8.19 million people | South Korea |
| 1820s | 1.41 million people | 9.42 million people | 8.00 million people | South Korea |
| 1830s | 1.79 million people | 9.47 million people | 7.68 million people | South Korea |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 9.52 million people | 7.53 million people | South Korea |
| 1850s | 2.34 million people | 9.57 million people | 7.23 million people | South Korea |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 9.63 million people | 7.08 million people | South Korea |
| 1870s | 2.60 million people | 9.67 million people | 7.07 million people | South Korea |
| 1880s | 3.09 million people | 9.67 million people | 6.59 million people | South Korea |
| 1890s | 3.67 million people | 9.68 million people | 6.01 million people | South Korea |
| 1900s | 4.42 million people | 9.75 million people | 5.33 million people | South Korea |
| 1910s | 5.51 million people | 10.55 million people | 5.04 million people | South Korea |
| 1920s | 7.01 million people | 12.35 million people | 5.33 million people | South Korea |
| 1930s | 8.54 million people | 14.23 million people | 5.69 million people | South Korea |
| 1940s | 10.33 million people | 17.36 million people | 7.03 million people | South Korea |
| 1950s | 13.35 million people | 22.05 million people | 8.69 million people | South Korea |
| 1960s | 17.92 million people | 29.00 million people | 11.08 million people | South Korea |
| 1970s | 23.12 million people | 35.37 million people | 12.26 million people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 28.93 million people | 40.84 million people | 11.91 million people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 35.45 million people | 45.29 million people | 9.84 million people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 41.77 million people | 47.73 million people | 5.96 million people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 46.99 million people | 50.53 million people | 3.53 million people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 51.47 million people | 51.81 million people | 340,200 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Colombia or South Korea?
- Colombia, at 52.32 million people against 51.75 million people in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Colombia and South Korea?
- 572,500 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Korea?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and South Korea rank globally for population?
- Colombia ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 30th 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.