April 30, 2019 South Korea population

The current population of South Korea is 51,836,763

as April 30, 2019 based on the latest Statistics Korea estimates.

The Mean age in South Korea is 42.3 years.

Population change of South Korea(2019 and historical)

2009 South Korea population 49,773,145

2010 South Korea population 50,515,666

2011 South Korea population 50,734,284

2012 South Korea population 50,948,272

2013 South Korea population 51,141,463

2014 South Korea population 51,327,916

2015 South Korea population 51,529,338

2016 South Korea population 51,696,216

2017 South Korea population 51,778,544

2018 South Korea population 51,826,059

South Korea Male population 25,867,727

South Korea Female population 25,969,036

April 30, 2019 South Korea age groups total population

0-9 years old 4,252,921

10-19 years old 5,068,750

20-29 years old 6,815,660

30-39 years old 7,198,993

40-49 years old 8,438,563

50-59 years old 8,658,999

60-69 years old 6,070,217

70-79 years old 3,524,973

80-89 years old 1,567,865

90-99 years old 220,388

100 and over 19,434

Age groups percentage distribution(%)

10-19 years old 9.8%

20-29 years old 13.1%

30-39 years old 13.9%

40-49 years old 16.3%

50-59 years old 16.7%

60-69 years old 11.7%

70-79 years old 6.8%

80-89 years old 3%

90-99 years old 0.4%

15-64 total population 37,497,445

15-64 Male 19,158,579

15-64 Female 18,338,866

60 and over total population 11,402,877

60 and over Male 5,125,981

60 and over Female 6,276896

65 and over total population 7,773,471

65 and over Male 3,332,760

65 and over Female 4,440,711

April 30, 2019 South Korea Population Estimates by Province

Seoul total population 9,766,886

Seoul the number of households 4,296,066

Seoul Male population 4,769,474

Seoul Female population 4,997,412

Seoul Mean age 42.3

Busan total population 3,431,750

Busan the number of households 1,487,469

Busan Male population 1,686,235

Busan Female population 1,745,515

Busan Mean age 44.1

Daegu total population 2,454,154

Daegu the number of households 1,025,515

Daegu Male population 1,214,640

Daegu Female population 1,239,514

Daegu Mean age 42.5

Incheon total population 2,956,700

Incheon the number of households 1,222,515

Incheon Male population 1,482,820

Incheon Female population 1,473,880

Incheon Mean age 41.3

Gwangju total population 1,458,940

Gwangju the number of households 608,121

Gwangju Male population 722,495

Gwangju Female population 736,445

Gwangju Mean age 40.4

Daejeon total population 1,485,509

Daejeon the number of households 629,623

Daejeon Male population 742,095

Daejeon Female population 743,414

Daejeon Mean age 40.9

Ulsan total population 1,152,293

Ulsan the number of households 464,318

Ulsan Male population 592,037

Ulsan Female population 560,256

Ulsan Mean age 40.5

Sejongsi total population 324,417

Sejongsi the number of households 128,330

Sejongsi Male population 161,944

Sejongsi Female population 162,473

Sejongsi Mean age 36.8

Gyeonggido total population 13,129,508

Gyeonggido the number of households 5,363,723

Gyeonggido Male population 6,605,143

Gyeonggido Female population 6,524,365

Gyeonggido Mean age 40.5

Gangwondo total population 1,540,794

Gangwondo the number of households 711,520

Gangwondo Male population 775,002

Gangwondo Female population 765,792

Gangwondo Mean age 44.9

Chungcheongbukdo total population 1,599,488

Chungcheongbukdo the number of households 712,948

Chungcheongbukdo Male population 809,567

Chungcheongbukdo Female population 789,921

Chungcheongbukdo Mean age 43.1

Chungcheongnamdo total population 2,125,912

Chungcheongnamdo the number of households 950,286

Chungcheongnamdo Male population 1,082,520

Chungcheongnamdo Female population 1,043,392

Chungcheongnamdo Mean age 43.2

Jeollabukdo total population 1,829,273

Jeollabukdo the number of households 809,767

Jeollabukdo Male population 909,550

Jeollabukdo Female population 919,723

Jeollabukdo Mean age 44.5

Jeollanamdo total population 1,873,183

Jeollanamdo the number of households 863,206

Jeollanamdo Male population 938,558

Jeollanamdo Female population 934,625

Jeollanamdo Mean age 45.8

Gyeongsangbukdo total population 2,670,375

Gyeongsangbukdo the number of households 1,214,251

Gyeongsangbukdo Male population 1,343,986

Gyeongsangbukdo Female population 1,326,389

Gyeongsangbukdo Mean age 45.2

Gyeongsangnamdo total population 3,368,933

Gyeongsangnamdo the number of households 1,435,197

Gyeongsangnamdo Male population 1,695,232

Gyeongsangnamdo Female population 1,673,701

Gyeongsangnamdo Mean age 42.8

Jeju total population 668,648

Jeju the number of households 289,484

Jeju Male population 336,429

Jeju Female population 332,219

Jeju Mean age 41.5

Source: Statistics Korea, 2019 Survey, 1-monthly