South Korea vs Nepal: Population, total, annual growth rate
South Korea
-0.1285 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nepal
-0.1113 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Korea rank
182nd
Nepal rank
179th
Population, total, annual growth rate over time
- South Korea
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports -0.1113 % change on previous year against -0.1285 % change on previous year in South Korea, a difference of 0.0172 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 182nd and Nepal ranks 179th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 0.548 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 0.4903 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 1980s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.941 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.563 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 0.6345 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.4876 % change on previous year | 0.448 % change on previous year | 0.0395 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2020s | -0.0258 % change on previous year | 0.6979 % change on previous year | 0.7237 % change on previous year | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, annual growth rate, South Korea or Nepal?
- Nepal, at -0.1113 % change on previous year against -0.1285 % change on previous year in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total, annual growth rate between South Korea and Nepal?
- 0.0172 % change on previous year, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nepal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Nepal rank globally for population, total, annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 182nd and Nepal ranks 179th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.