Population, total, annual growth rate in Korea
Korea: Population, total, annual growth rate was -0.1285 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Korea, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Korea stood at -0.1285 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 272.6% on the previous year and down 124.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Korea peaked at 3.01 % change on previous year in 1961 and was at its lowest, -0.1872 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Korea ranks 182nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9892 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9999 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.99 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9839 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.994 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9901 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9947 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9574 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9421 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7244 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7134 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8396 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7703 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5795 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5197 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3971 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2123 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5265 % change on previous year | +148.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5064 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7623 % change on previous year | +50.5% |
| 2009 | 0.516 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4995 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7719 % change on previous year | +54.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5273 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4562 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6302 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5285 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3977 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2813 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4346 % change on previous year | +54.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3484 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1379 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 2021 | -0.1287 % change on previous year | -193.3% |
| 2022 | -0.1872 % change on previous year | +45.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0774 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0744 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2025 | -0.1285 % change on previous year | -272.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -272.6% | 0.0744 % change on previous year | -0.1285 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -193.3% | 0.1379 % change on previous year | -0.1287 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +148.0% | 0.2123 % change on previous year | 0.5265 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +141.4% | -0.1872 % change on previous year | 0.0774 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +54.5% | 0.4995 % change on previous year | 0.7719 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +54.5% | 0.2813 % change on previous year | 0.4346 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0.9839 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.941 % change on previous year | 0.7134 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.563 % change on previous year | 0.2123 % change on previous year | 0.8396 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4876 % change on previous year | 0.2813 % change on previous year | 0.7719 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0258 % change on previous year | -0.1872 % change on previous year | 0.1379 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 179 Nepal -0.1113 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Bermuda -0.1253 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Bulgaria -0.1261 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Slovakia -0.1523 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Macau, China -0.1601 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Mauritius -0.1638 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Korea?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Korea was -0.1285 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 % change on previous year in 1961.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1872 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Korea rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Korea ranks 182nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 124.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.