South Korea vs Syria: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
South Korea
7.55 million people
in 2050
Syria
7.22 million people
in 2050
South Korea rank
62nd
Syria rank
63rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- South Korea
- Syria
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 7.55 million people against 7.22 million people in Syria, a difference of 327,170 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 62nd and Syria ranks 63rd of 238 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.60 million people | 1.06 million people | 543,750 people | South Korea |
| 1100s | 1.92 million people | 1.12 million people | 804,670 people | South Korea |
| 1200s | 2.56 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.39 million people | South Korea |
| 1300s | 1.92 million people | 1.23 million people | 686,070 people | South Korea |
| 1400s | 2.24 million people | 986,516 people | 1.25 million people | South Korea |
| 1500s | 2.55 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.50 million people | South Korea |
| 1600s | 3.18 million people | 1.23 million people | 1.94 million people | South Korea |
| 1700s | 3.91 million people | 1.24 million people | 2.67 million people | South Korea |
| 1710s | 4.29 million people | 1.25 million people | 3.05 million people | South Korea |
| 1720s | 4.59 million people | 1.25 million people | 3.34 million people | South Korea |
| 1730s | 4.90 million people | 1.26 million people | 3.65 million people | South Korea |
| 1740s | 5.24 million people | 1.26 million people | 3.98 million people | South Korea |
| 1750s | 5.60 million people | 1.27 million people | 4.33 million people | South Korea |
| 1760s | 5.97 million people | 1.27 million people | 4.70 million people | South Korea |
| 1770s | 6.38 million people | 1.28 million people | 5.10 million people | South Korea |
| 1780s | 6.80 million people | 1.28 million people | 5.53 million people | South Korea |
| 1790s | 7.26 million people | 1.28 million people | 5.98 million people | South Korea |
| 1800s | 7.74 million people | 1.28 million people | 6.46 million people | South Korea |
| 1810s | 8.24 million people | 1.28 million people | 6.96 million people | South Korea |
| 1820s | 8.78 million people | 1.28 million people | 7.50 million people | South Korea |
| 1830s | 8.83 million people | 1.32 million people | 7.50 million people | South Korea |
| 1840s | 8.78 million people | 1.35 million people | 7.42 million people | South Korea |
| 1850s | 8.72 million people | 1.38 million people | 7.34 million people | South Korea |
| 1860s | 8.74 million people | 1.41 million people | 7.33 million people | South Korea |
| 1870s | 8.75 million people | 1.44 million people | 7.31 million people | South Korea |
| 1880s | 8.69 million people | 1.59 million people | 7.10 million people | South Korea |
| 1890s | 8.63 million people | 1.74 million people | 6.89 million people | South Korea |
| 1900s | 8.56 million people | 1.67 million people | 6.89 million people | South Korea |
| 1910s | 8.60 million people | 1.59 million people | 7.01 million people | South Korea |
| 1920s | 9.89 million people | 1.51 million people | 8.38 million people | South Korea |
| 1930s | 11.43 million people | 1.42 million people | 10.01 million people | South Korea |
| 1940s | 12.58 million people | 2.11 million people | 10.47 million people | South Korea |
| 1950s | 16.74 million people | 2.51 million people | 14.23 million people | South Korea |
| 1960s | 19.63 million people | 3.14 million people | 16.48 million people | South Korea |
| 1970s | 18.49 million people | 4.10 million people | 14.38 million people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 14.51 million people | 5.48 million people | 9.03 million people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 10.18 million people | 7.19 million people | 2.99 million people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 9.06 million people | 8.83 million people | 236,077 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 9.26 million people | 6.29 million people | 2.97 million people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 9.72 million people | 6.89 million people | 2.82 million people | South Korea |
| 2030s | 9.34 million people | 8.59 million people | 751,434 people | South Korea |
| 2040s | 8.35 million people | 8.29 million people | 63,659 people | South Korea |
| 2050s | 7.55 million people | 7.22 million people | 327,170 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, South Korea or Syria?
- South Korea, at 7.55 million people against 7.22 million people in Syria as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between South Korea and Syria?
- 327,170 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Syria?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do South Korea and Syria rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- South Korea ranks 62nd and Syria ranks 63rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.