South Korea
Population 2026
51,600,389
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.13%
- Density
- 529 per km²
- Land area
- 97,600 km²
- Capital
- Seoul
- Currency
- Won (KRW)
- Official languages
- KO-KR, EN
- Urban population
- 81.2%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 249,5562026
- Deaths
- 385,3552026
- Birth rate
- 4.7per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.0per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 0.75
- Life expectancy
- 83.6At birth, years
- Median age
- 46.2
- Net migration
- 65,731
Age distribution
- 0–1410.2%
- 15–6469.5%
- 65+20.3%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $1.9T
- GDP per capita
- $36.2K
- GDP growth
- +1.0%
- Inflation
- 2.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Exports
- $857B
- Imports
- $760B
- Tourism receipts
- 1.9%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture1.5%
- Industry34.3%
- Manufacturing27.4%
- Services57.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture5.1%
- Industry23.4%
- Services71.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SeoulSeoul | 10,349,3122024 |
| 2 | BusanBusan | 3,285,1472026 |
| 3 | IncheonIncheon | 3,015,4822026 |
| 4 | DaeguDaegu | 2,365,5232026 |
| 5 | DaejeonDaejeon | 1,441,2032026 |
| 6 | GwangjuGwangju | 1,401,2352026 |
| 7 | SuwonGyeonggi-do | 1,234,5822026 |
| 8 | UlsanUlsan | 1,098,4212026 |
| 9 | Goyang-siGyeonggi-do | 1,061,7522026 |
| 10 | ChangwonGyeongsangnam-do | 1,025,7022026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51,600,389 | 250K | 385K |
| 2020 | 51,858,481 | 270K | 317K |
| 2010 | 48,769,329 | 450K | 254K |
| 2000 | 46,766,660 | 599K | 239K |
| 1990 | 44,081,425 | 684K | 252K |
| 1980 | 38,141,109 | 854K | 279K |
| 1970 | 32,542,203 | 988K | 261K |
| 1960 | 26,115,388 | 1.1M | 339K |
| 1950 | 19,757,319 | 785K | 931K |