World population growth in South Korea
South Korea: World population growth was -1.4% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
233rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 1957
All-time low
-1.6%
in 2091
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in South Korea, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in South Korea stood at -1.4%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in South Korea peaked at 3.4% in 1957 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 2091.
South Korea ranks 233rd of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2% | — |
| 1800 | 0.3% | +54.6% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | -81.3% |
| 1905 | 0.2% | +140.8% |
| 1910 | 0.7% | +355.4% |
| 1915 | 1.5% | +114.9% |
| 1920 | 1.6% | +4.9% |
| 1925 | 1.6% | +2.7% |
| 1930 | 1.4% | -11.6% |
| 1935 | 1.2% | -19.0% |
| 1940 | 1.9% | +60.1% |
| 1945 | 2.9% | +53.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1951 | 1.1% | +56000.0% |
| 1952 | 2.5% | +119.8% |
| 1953 | 2.9% | +15.6% |
| 1954 | 3.2% | +12.8% |
| 1955 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 3.4% | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 3.3% | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 3.1% | -5.4% |
| 1961 | 2.5% | -19.6% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -18.2% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +54.8% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -60.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +32.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +88.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -51.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -43.8% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -231.0% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -46.1% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -53.9% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | +92.7% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | +46.8% |
| 2026 | -0.1% | +22.4% |
| 2027 | -0.2% | +23.2% |
| 2028 | -0.2% | +12.0% |
| 2029 | -0.2% | +17.3% |
| 2030 | -0.3% | +13.0% |
| 2031 | -0.3% | +11.5% |
| 2032 | -0.3% | +12.4% |
| 2033 | -0.4% | +13.8% |
| 2034 | -0.4% | +10.5% |
| 2035 | -0.4% | +9.3% |
| 2036 | -0.5% | +8.5% |
| 2037 | -0.5% | +8.6% |
| 2038 | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| 2039 | -0.6% | +6.2% |
| 2040 | -0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2041 | -0.7% | +6.5% |
| 2042 | -0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2043 | -0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2044 | -0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2045 | -0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2046 | -0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2047 | -0.9% | +6.8% |
| 2048 | -0.9% | +4.9% |
| 2049 | -1.0% | +5.8% |
| 2050 | -1.0% | +4.4% |
| 2051 | -1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2052 | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| 2053 | -1.2% | +3.0% |
| 2054 | -1.2% | +2.5% |
| 2055 | -1.2% | +3.9% |
| 2056 | -1.3% | +3.5% |
| 2057 | -1.3% | +3.8% |
| 2058 | -1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2059 | -1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2060 | -1.4% | +1.9% |
| 2061 | -1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2062 | -1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2063 | -1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2064 | -1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2065 | -1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2066 | -1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2067 | -1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2068 | -1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2069 | -1.5% | +1.8% |
| 2070 | -1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2071 | -1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2072 | -1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2073 | -1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2074 | -1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2075 | -1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2076 | -1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2077 | -1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2078 | -1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2079 | -1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2080 | -1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2081 | -1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2082 | -1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2083 | -1.5% | +0.6% |
| 2084 | -1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2085 | -1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2086 | -1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2087 | -1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2088 | -1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2089 | -1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2090 | -1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2091 | -1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2092 | -1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2093 | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2094 | -1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2095 | -1.5% | -0.6% |
| 2096 | -1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2097 | -1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2098 | -1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2099 | -1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2100 | -1.4% | -0.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's -1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 4.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's -1.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 4.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +56000.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| 1910 | +355.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | -231.0% | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1905 | +140.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1952 | +119.8% | 1.1% | 2.5% |
| 1915 | +114.9% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.4% | -0.6% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.8% | -1.0% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2050s | -1.2% | -1.4% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.5% | -1.5% | -1.4% | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.5% | -1.5% | -1.5% | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.5% | -1.6% | -1.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.5% | -1.6% | -1.5% | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.4% | -1.4% | -1.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More population data for South Korea
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 599,530 people (2100)
- Population density 223.86 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3601 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.1882 units per person (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in South Korea?
- World population growth in South Korea was -1.4% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1957.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2091.
- How does South Korea rank for world population growth?
- South Korea ranks 233rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.