Korea - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Korea was 51,836,240 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,836,240 in 2020 and a minimum value of 25,012,370 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 25,012,370
1961 25,765,670
1962 26,513,030
1963 27,261,750
1964 27,984,160
1965 28,704,670
1966 29,435,570
1967 30,130,980
1968 30,838,300
1969 31,544,270
1970 32,240,830
1971 32,882,700
1972 33,505,410
1973 34,103,150
1974 34,692,260
1975 35,280,720
1976 35,848,520
1977 36,411,800
1978 36,969,180
1979 37,534,240
1980 38,123,780
1981 38,723,250
1982 39,326,350
1983 39,910,400
1984 40,405,960
1985 40,805,740
1986 41,213,670
1987 41,621,690
1988 42,031,250
1989 42,449,040
1990 42,869,280
1991 43,295,700
1992 43,747,960
1993 44,194,630
1994 44,641,540
1995 45,092,990
1996 45,524,680
1997 45,953,580
1998 46,286,500
1999 46,616,680
2000 47,008,110
2001 47,370,160
2002 47,644,740
2003 47,892,330
2004 48,082,520
2005 48,184,560
2006 48,438,290
2007 48,683,640
2008 49,054,710
2009 49,307,840
2010 49,554,110
2011 49,936,640
2012 50,199,850
2013 50,428,890
2014 50,746,660
2015 51,014,950
2016 51,217,800
2017 51,361,910
2018 51,585,060
2019 51,764,820
2020 51,836,240

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Korea was 25,886,510 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,886,510 in 2020 and a minimum value of 12,420,960 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 12,420,960
1961 12,786,330
1962 13,153,950
1963 13,526,500
1964 13,888,660
1965 14,251,260
1966 14,620,270
1967 14,973,130
1968 15,332,860
1969 15,692,230
1970 16,046,770
1971 16,373,600
1972 16,690,290
1973 16,993,870
1974 17,292,510
1975 17,590,220
1976 17,876,890
1977 18,160,480
1978 18,440,620
1979 18,724,420
1980 19,020,540
1981 19,321,860
1982 19,625,060
1983 19,918,440
1984 20,166,830
1985 20,366,210
1986 20,568,430
1987 20,769,640
1988 20,970,640
1989 21,174,920
1990 21,379,760
1991 21,586,980
1992 21,806,520
1993 22,023,410
1994 22,241,420
1995 22,463,320
1996 22,677,360
1997 22,891,780
1998 23,059,510
1999 23,225,980
2000 23,422,410
2001 23,603,280
2002 23,739,930
2003 23,863,230
2004 23,959,040
2005 24,012,730
2006 24,144,190
2007 24,273,240
2008 24,465,620
2009 24,598,200
2010 24,725,240
2011 24,917,630
2012 25,048,340
2013 25,160,940
2014 25,318,370
2015 25,452,790
2016 25,556,630
2017 25,632,820
2018 25,749,650
2019 25,845,230
2020 25,886,510

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Korea was 49.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.61 in 1962.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.66
1961 49.63
1962 49.61
1963 49.62
1964 49.63
1965 49.65
1966 49.67
1967 49.69
1968 49.72
1969 49.75
1970 49.77
1971 49.79
1972 49.81
1973 49.83
1974 49.85
1975 49.86
1976 49.87
1977 49.88
1978 49.88
1979 49.89
1980 49.89
1981 49.90
1982 49.90
1983 49.91
1984 49.91
1985 49.91
1986 49.91
1987 49.90
1988 49.89
1989 49.88
1990 49.87
1991 49.86
1992 49.85
1993 49.83
1994 49.82
1995 49.82
1996 49.81
1997 49.82
1998 49.82
1999 49.82
2000 49.83
2001 49.83
2002 49.83
2003 49.83
2004 49.83
2005 49.83
2006 49.85
2007 49.86
2008 49.87
2009 49.89
2010 49.90
2011 49.90
2012 49.90
2013 49.89
2014 49.89
2015 49.89
2016 49.90
2017 49.91
2018 49.92
2019 49.93
2020 49.94

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Korea was 25,949,730 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,949,730 in 2020 and a minimum value of 12,591,420 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 12,591,420
1961 12,979,340
1962 13,359,080
1963 13,735,240
1964 14,095,500
1965 14,453,410
1966 14,815,300
1967 15,157,850
1968 15,505,440
1969 15,852,030
1970 16,194,060
1971 16,509,110
1972 16,815,120
1973 17,109,280
1974 17,399,750
1975 17,690,500
1976 17,971,640
1977 18,251,310
1978 18,528,570
1979 18,809,810
1980 19,103,230
1981 19,401,390
1982 19,701,300
1983 19,991,960
1984 20,239,130
1985 20,439,540
1986 20,645,250
1987 20,852,050
1988 21,060,600
1989 21,274,120
1990 21,489,520
1991 21,708,730
1992 21,941,440
1993 22,171,220
1994 22,400,120
1995 22,629,670
1996 22,847,330
1997 23,061,800
1998 23,227,000
1999 23,390,700
2000 23,585,700
2001 23,766,880
2002 23,904,810
2003 24,029,100
2004 24,123,470
2005 24,171,830
2006 24,294,100
2007 24,410,400
2008 24,589,090
2009 24,709,640
2010 24,828,870
2011 25,019,010
2012 25,151,510
2013 25,267,950
2014 25,428,290
2015 25,562,160
2016 25,661,180
2017 25,729,090
2018 25,835,410
2019 25,919,600
2020 25,949,730

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Korea was 50.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.39 in 1962, while its lowest value was 50.06 in 2020.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.34
1961 50.37
1962 50.39
1963 50.38
1964 50.37
1965 50.35
1966 50.33
1967 50.31
1968 50.28
1969 50.25
1970 50.23
1971 50.21
1972 50.19
1973 50.17
1974 50.15
1975 50.14
1976 50.13
1977 50.12
1978 50.12
1979 50.11
1980 50.11
1981 50.10
1982 50.10
1983 50.09
1984 50.09
1985 50.09
1986 50.09
1987 50.10
1988 50.11
1989 50.12
1990 50.13
1991 50.14
1992 50.15
1993 50.17
1994 50.18
1995 50.18
1996 50.19
1997 50.18
1998 50.18
1999 50.18
2000 50.17
2001 50.17
2002 50.17
2003 50.17
2004 50.17
2005 50.17
2006 50.15
2007 50.14
2008 50.13
2009 50.11
2010 50.10
2011 50.10
2012 50.10
2013 50.11
2014 50.11
2015 50.11
2016 50.10
2017 50.09
2018 50.08
2019 50.07
2020 50.06

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population