South Korea ended 2018 with a population of 51,585,000 people, which represents an increasea of 223,000 people compared to 2017.
South Korea ranks No. 27 among196 countries which published this information in countryeconomy.com.
The male population is greater, with 25,802,041 men, representing 50.02% of the total, compared to 25,783,018 or 50.02% women.
South Korea has a high population density, with 514 people per square km and it was in position 183th in our ranking of density population in 2018.
In this page we show you the progression of the population in South Korea. You can see the population in other countries in population and see all the information about South Korea in South Korean economy.