Population long run with projections, annual growth rate in South Korea
South Korea: Population long run with projections, annual growth rate was -1.44 % change on previous year in 2100. ▼ Falling
Latest (2100)
-1.44 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
230th
of 236 countries
All-time high
-0.0978 % change on previous year
in 2025
All-time low
-1.56 % change on previous year
in 2092
Years of data
76
2025–2100
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate in South Korea, 2025–2100
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2100, population long run with projections, annual growth rate in South Korea stood at -1.44 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population long run with projections, annual growth rate in South Korea peaked at -0.0978 % change on previous year in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.56 % change on previous year, in 2092.
South Korea ranks 230th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.0978 % change on previous year | — |
| 2026 | -0.1289 % change on previous year | +31.7% |
| 2027 | -0.1581 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 2028 | -0.1852 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 2029 | -0.2127 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 2030 | -0.2444 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 2031 | -0.2743 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2032 | -0.3074 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 2033 | -0.3478 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 2034 | -0.3894 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 2035 | -0.4278 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 2036 | -0.4656 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2037 | -0.5055 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 2038 | -0.5464 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2039 | -0.584 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2040 | -0.6156 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2041 | -0.6503 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2042 | -0.68 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2043 | -0.7054 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2044 | -0.7415 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2045 | -0.7781 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2046 | -0.809 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2047 | -0.8512 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2048 | -0.9005 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2049 | -0.9482 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2050 | -0.9961 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2051 | -1.05 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2052 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2053 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2054 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2055 | -1.22 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2056 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2057 | -1.31 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2058 | -1.35 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2059 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2060 | -1.39 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2061 | -1.41 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2062 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2063 | -1.43 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2064 | -1.44 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2065 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2066 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2067 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2068 | -1.46 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2069 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2070 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2071 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2072 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2073 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2074 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2075 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2076 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2077 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2078 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2079 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2080 | -1.49 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2081 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2082 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2083 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2084 | -1.51 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2085 | -1.51 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2086 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2087 | -1.54 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2088 | -1.54 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2089 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2090 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2091 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2092 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2093 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2094 | -1.54 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2095 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2096 | -1.51 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2097 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2098 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2099 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2100 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's -1.44 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3407 % change on previous year, 4.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's -1.44 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3247 % change on previous year, 4.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -31.7% | -0.0978 % change on previous year | -0.1289 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | -0.1566 % change on previous year | -0.2127 % change on previous year | -0.0978 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2030s | -0.4093 % change on previous year | -0.584 % change on previous year | -0.2444 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.768 % change on previous year | -0.9482 % change on previous year | -0.6156 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | -1.2 % change on previous year | -1.37 % change on previous year | -0.9961 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.44 % change on previous year | -1.47 % change on previous year | -1.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.48 % change on previous year | -1.48 % change on previous year | -1.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.52 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year | -1.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.53 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year | -1.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.44 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 227 Albania -1.31 % change on previous year compare
- 228 Mauritius -1.42 % change on previous year compare
- 229 Macao -1.43 % change on previous year compare
- 231 Ukraine -1.63 % change on previous year compare
- 232 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.65 % change on previous year compare
- 233 China -1.66 % change on previous year compare
More population data for South Korea
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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)
- World population growth -1.4% (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 population long run with projections, annual growth rate in South Korea?
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate in South Korea was -1.44 % change on previous year in 2100, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population long run with projections, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0978 % change on previous year in 2025.
- What is the lowest population long run with projections, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.56 % change on previous year in 2092.
- How does South Korea rank for population long run with projections, annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population long run with projections, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population long run with projections, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population long run with projections. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population long run with projections. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.