South Korea vs Myanmar: Population
South Korea
51.75 million people
in 2023
Myanmar
54.13 million people
in 2023
South Korea rank
30th
Myanmar rank
28th
Population over time
- South Korea
- Myanmar
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 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.
South Korea ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 24 and Myanmar in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.60 million people | 2.00 million people | 400,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1100s | 1.92 million people | 2.50 million people | 580,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 2.56 million people | 3.00 million people | 440,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 1.92 million people | 2.90 million people | 980,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1400s | 2.24 million people | 3.45 million people | 1.21 million people | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 2.56 million people | 4.00 million people | 1.44 million people | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 3.20 million people | 4.50 million people | 1.30 million people | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 4.00 million people | 5.00 million people | 1.00 million people | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 4.40 million people | 5.10 million people | 701,530 people | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 4.71 million people | 5.20 million people | 487,360 people | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 5.05 million people | 5.30 million people | 250,740 people | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 5.41 million people | 5.40 million people | 9,920 people | South Korea |
| 1750s | 5.80 million people | 5.50 million people | 296,340 people | South Korea |
| 1760s | 6.21 million people | 5.60 million people | 610,370 people | South Korea |
| 1770s | 6.65 million people | 5.70 million people | 953,970 people | South Korea |
| 1780s | 7.13 million people | 5.80 million people | 1.33 million people | South Korea |
| 1790s | 7.64 million people | 5.90 million people | 1.74 million people | South Korea |
| 1800s | 9.39 million people | 5.33 million people | 4.06 million people | South Korea |
| 1810s | 9.40 million people | 4.08 million people | 5.31 million people | South Korea |
| 1820s | 9.42 million people | 3.58 million people | 5.84 million people | South Korea |
| 1830s | 9.47 million people | 3.71 million people | 5.76 million people | South Korea |
| 1840s | 9.52 million people | 3.85 million people | 5.67 million people | South Korea |
| 1850s | 9.57 million people | 3.98 million people | 5.60 million people | South Korea |
| 1860s | 9.63 million people | 4.07 million people | 5.56 million people | South Korea |
| 1870s | 9.67 million people | 3.88 million people | 5.79 million people | South Korea |
| 1880s | 9.67 million people | 5.01 million people | 4.67 million people | South Korea |
| 1890s | 9.68 million people | 8.09 million people | 1.58 million people | South Korea |
| 1900s | 9.75 million people | 10.13 million people | 380,838 people | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 10.55 million people | 11.37 million people | 820,601 people | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 12.35 million people | 12.49 million people | 140,220 people | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 14.23 million people | 14.04 million people | 189,170 people | South Korea |
| 1940s | 17.36 million people | 16.25 million people | 1.10 million people | South Korea |
| 1950s | 22.05 million people | 19.41 million people | 2.63 million people | South Korea |
| 1960s | 29.00 million people | 24.07 million people | 4.93 million people | South Korea |
| 1970s | 35.37 million people | 29.89 million people | 5.48 million people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 40.84 million people | 36.24 million people | 4.61 million people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 45.29 million people | 42.32 million people | 2.96 million people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 47.73 million people | 47.14 million people | 582,960 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 50.53 million people | 50.86 million people | 333,510 people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 51.81 million people | 53.57 million people | 1.76 million people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, South Korea or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 54.13 million people against 51.75 million people in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between South Korea and Myanmar?
- 2.39 million people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Myanmar?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Myanmar rank globally for population?
- South Korea ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 28th 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.