Total population of South Korea

Period	Population	Change
2021	51,830,139	-14,551
2020	51,844,690	+40,860
2019	51,803,830	+126,930
2018	51,676,900	+165,262
2017	51,511,638	+201,654
2016	51,309,984	+315,583
2015	50,994,401	+436,358
2014	50,558,043	+459,814
2013	50,098,229	+464,044
2012	49,634,185	+464,307
2011	49,169,878	+356,836
2010	48,813,042	+225,023
2009	48,588,019	+189,393
2008	48,398,626	+178,025
2007	48,220,601	+171,254
2006	48,049,347	+159,774
2005	47,889,573	+162,288
2004	47,727,285	+187,547
2003	47,539,738	+219,070
2002	47,320,668	+255,878
2001	47,064,790	+276,199
2000	46,788,591	+268,147
1999	46,520,444	+270,185
1998	46,250,259	+287,866
1997	45,962,393	+302,225
1996	45,660,168	+266,750
1995	45,393,418	+227,638
1994	45,165,780	+232,918
1993	44,932,862	+229,153
1992	44,703,709	+216,297
1991	44,487,412	+367,373
1990	44,120,039	+552,527
1989	43,567,512	+579,057
1988	42,988,455	+583,202
1987	42,405,253	+596,545
1986	41,808,708	+575,999
1985	41,232,709	+568,348
1984	40,664,361	+610,613
1983	40,053,748	+650,326
1982	39,403,422	+671,517
1981	38,731,905	+561,404
1980	38,170,501	+432,583
1979	37,737,918	+407,934
1978	37,329,984	+418,686
1977	36,911,298	+454,978
1976	36,456,320	+525,626
1975	35,930,694	+611,356
1974	35,319,338	+659,625
1973	34,659,713	+682,862
1972	33,976,851	+688,482
1971	33,288,369	+687,226
1970	32,601,143	+689,128
1969	31,912,015	+682,385
1968	31,229,630	+689,034
1967	30,540,596	+702,377
1966	29,838,219	+658,812
1965	29,179,407	+623,551
1964	28,555,856	+649,983
1963	27,905,873	+671,403
1962	27,234,470	+682,245
1961	26,552,225	+734,696
1960	25,817,529	+781,432
1959	25,036,097	+779,246
1958	24,256,851	+762,802
1957	23,494,049	+730,592
1956	22,763,457	+688,449
1955	22,075,008	+642,122
1954	21,432,886	+570,490
1953	20,862,396	+469,026
1952	20,393,370	+276,478
1951	20,116,892	+12,882
1950	20,104,010