Population growth rate: South Korea
-0.041% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.041 |
| 2022 | -0.089 |
| 2021 | -0.165 |
| 2020 | 0.126 |
| 2019 | 0.224 |
| 2018 | 0.267 |
| 2017 | 0.333 |
| 2016 | 0.401 |
| 2015 | 0.828 |
| 2014 | 0.925 |
| 2013 | 0.935 |
| 2012 | 0.957 |
| 2011 | 0.955 |
| 2010 | 0.508 |
| 2009 | 0.407 |
| 2008 | 0.378 |
| 2007 | 0.361 |
| 2006 | 0.352 |
| 2005 | 0.294 |
| 2004 | 0.353 |
| 2003 | 0.415 |
| 2002 | 0.492 |
| 2001 | 0.592 |
| 2000 | 0.588 |
| 1999 | 0.554 |
| 1998 | 0.609 |
| 1997 | 0.647 |
| 1996 | 0.676 |
| 1995 | 0.511 |
| 1994 | 0.539 |
| 1993 | 0.541 |
| 1992 | 0.504 |
| 1991 | 0.459 |
| 1990 | 1.16 |
| 1989 | 1.383 |
| 1988 | 1.402 |
| 1987 | 1.418 |
| 1986 | 1.455 |
| 1985 | 1.293 |
| 1984 | 1.402 |
| 1983 | 1.564 |
| 1982 | 1.687 |
| 1981 | 1.731 |
| 1980 | 1.118 |
| 1979 | 1.151 |
| 1978 | 1.137 |
| 1977 | 1.229 |
| 1976 | 1.305 |
| 1975 | 1.488 |
| 1974 | 1.82 |
| 1973 | 1.969 |
| 1972 | 2.054 |
| 1971 | 2.095 |
| 1970 | 2.148 |
| 1969 | 2.134 |
| 1968 | 2.166 |
| 1967 | 2.243 |
| 1966 | 2.062 |
| 1965 | 1.734 |
| 1964 | 1.987 |
| 1963 | 2.231 |
| 1962 | 2.344 |
| 1961 | 2.487 |
| 1960 | 3.092 |
| 1959 | 3.269 |
| 1958 | 3.358 |
| 1957 | 3.401 |
| 1956 | 3.358 |
| 1955 | 3.302 |
| 1954 | 3.215 |
| 1953 | 2.85 |
| 1952 | 2.466 |
| 1951 | 1.122 |
| 1950 | 0.002 |