Colombia vs South Korea: Population

Colombia
52.32 million people
in 2023
South Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
28th
South Korea rank
29th

Population over time

  • Colombia
  • South Korea
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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 28th and South Korea ranks 29th 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.