Canada vs South Korea

Canada vs South Korea: Population

Population in 2023: 39.3 million people in Canada and 51.8 million people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 12.5 million people, or 1.32 times that in Canada.

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Canada vs South Korea: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 39.3 million people in Canada and 51.8 million people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Korea, by 12.5 million people, or 1.32 times that in Canada.
CanadaSouth KoreaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 38 and South Korea ranked 29 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 53.6 million people and South Korea at 21.9 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearCanadaSouth KoreaWorld
202339.3 million51.8 million8.09 billion
202238.8 million51.8 million8.02 billion
202138.5 million51.9 million7.95 billion
202038.2 million51.9 million7.89 billion
201937.8 million51.8 million7.81 billion
201837.3 million51.6 million7.73 billion
201736.8 million51.5 million7.65 billion
201636.4 million51.3 million7.56 billion
201536 million51 million7.47 billion
201435.6 million50.5 million7.38 billion
201335.3 million50.1 million7.29 billion
201234.9 million49.6 million7.2 billion
201134.6 million49.1 million7.11 billion
201034.2 million48.8 million7.02 billion
200933.8 million48.6 million6.93 billion
200833.5 million48.4 million6.84 billion
200733.1 million48.2 million6.76 billion
200632.8 million48 million6.67 billion
200532.4 million47.9 million6.59 billion
200432.1 million47.7 million6.5 billion
200331.8 million47.5 million6.42 billion
200231.5 million47.3 million6.34 billion
200131.2 million47 million6.26 billion
200030.9 million46.8 million6.17 billion
199930.6 million46.5 million6.09 billion
199830.3 million46.2 million6.01 billion
199730.1 million45.9 million5.93 billion
199629.8 million45.6 million5.84 billion
199529.5 million45.4 million5.76 billion
199429.2 million45.1 million5.68 billion
199328.8 million44.9 million5.59 billion
199228.5 million44.7 million5.51 billion
199128.2 million44.4 million5.42 billion
199027.8 million44.1 million5.33 billion
198927.4 million43.5 million5.23 billion
198826.9 million42.9 million5.14 billion
198726.5 million42.3 million5.05 billion
198626.2 million41.7 million4.96 billion
198525.9 million41.2 million4.87 billion
198425.7 million40.6 million4.78 billion
198325.4 million40 million4.7 billion
198225.1 million39.4 million4.61 billion
198124.8 million38.7 million4.53 billion
198024.5 million38.1 million4.45 billion
197924.2 million37.7 million4.37 billion
197824 million37.3 million4.29 billion
197723.7 million36.8 million4.22 billion
197623.5 million36.4 million4.14 billion
197523.2 million35.9 million4.07 billion
197422.8 million35.3 million4 billion
197322.5 million34.6 million3.92 billion
197222.2 million33.9 million3.85 billion
197121.9 million33.2 million3.77 billion
197021.4 million32.5 million3.7 billion
196921 million31.9 million3.62 billion
196820.7 million31.2 million3.55 billion
196720.4 million30.5 million3.47 billion
196620.1 million29.9 million3.4 billion
196519.7 million29.3 million3.34 billion
196419.3 million28.7 million3.26 billion
196319 million28.2 million3.19 billion
196218.6 million27.5 million3.12 billion
196118.3 million26.9 million3.07 billion
196017.9 million26.1 million3.02 billion
195917.5 million25.3 million2.97 billion
195817.1 million24.5 million2.91 billion
195716.6 million23.7 million2.85 billion
195616.2 million22.9 million2.8 billion
195515.7 million22.1 million2.74 billion
195415.3 million21.4 million2.69 billion
195314.9 million20.8 million2.63 billion
195214.5 million20.2 million2.58 billion
195114.1 million19.9 million2.54 billion
195013.7 million19.8 million2.49 billion
194913.5 million19.6 million–
194813.2 million19.1 million–
194713 million18.6 million–
194612.7 million18 million–
194512.5 million17.5 million–
194412.3 million17 million–
194312 million16.6 million–
194211.8 million16.1 million–
194111.6 million15.7 million–
194011.5 million15.3 million–
193911.3 million15.1 million–
193811.2 million14.8 million–
193711 million14.7 million–
193610.9 million14.5 million–
193510.8 million14.3 million–
193410.7 million14.1 million–
193310.6 million14 million–
193210.5 million13.8 million–
193110.3 million13.6 million–
193010.2 million13.5 million–
192910 million13.3 million–
19289.88 million13.1 million–
19279.71 million12.9 million–
19269.54 million12.6 million–
19259.37 million12.4 million–
19249.21 million12.2 million–
19239.05 million12 million–
19228.89 million11.8 million–
19218.73 million11.7 million–
19208.57 million11.5 million–
19198.41 million11.3 million–
19188.25 million11.1 million–
19178.08 million10.9 million–
19167.92 million10.8 million–
19157.77 million10.6 million–
19147.61 million10.5 million–
19137.46 million10.3 million–
19127.32 million10.1 million–
19117.16 million10 million–
19107 million9.91 million–
19096.84 million9.84 million–
19086.66 million9.8 million–
19076.48 million9.78 million–
19066.31 million9.77 million–
19056.14 million9.75 million–
19045.98 million9.74 million–
19035.82 million9.72 million–
19025.66 million9.71 million–
19015.53 million9.7 million–
19005.41 million9.69 million–
18995.32 million9.68 million–
18985.25 million9.68 million–
18975.2 million9.68 million–
18965.15 million9.68 million–
18955.1 million9.68 million–
18945.05 million9.68 million–
18934.99 million9.68 million–
18924.95 million9.68 million–
18914.89 million9.68 million–
18904.84 million9.68 million–
18894.79 million9.68 million–
18884.74 million9.67 million–
18874.69 million9.67 million–
18864.64 million9.67 million–
18854.58 million9.67 million–
18844.53 million9.67 million–
18834.48 million9.67 million–
18824.43 million9.67 million–
18814.38 million9.67 million–
18804.33 million9.67 million–
18794.27 million9.67 million–
18784.21 million9.67 million–
18774.15 million9.67 million–
18764.09 million9.67 million–
18754.04 million9.67 million–
18743.98 million9.67 million–
18733.92 million9.67 million–
18723.86 million9.67 million–
18713.81 million9.67 million–
18703.76 million9.66 million–
18693.72 million9.66 million–
18683.67 million9.66 million–
18673.63 million9.65 million–
18663.59 million9.64 million–
18653.55 million9.64 million–
18643.51 million9.63 million–
18633.47 million9.62 million–
18623.43 million9.62 million–
18613.38 million9.61 million–
18603.32 million9.61 million–
18593.25 million9.6 million–
18583.16 million9.59 million–
18573.07 million9.59 million–
18562.98 million9.58 million–
18552.89 million9.58 million–
18542.81 million9.57 million–
18532.72 million9.56 million–
18522.64 million9.56 million–
18512.56 million9.55 million–
18502.48 million9.55 million–
18492.39 million9.54 million–
18482.31 million9.54 million–
18472.22 million9.53 million–
18462.14 million9.53 million–
18452.06 million9.52 million–
18441.98 million9.52 million–
18431.91 million9.51 million–
18421.83 million9.51 million–
18411.77 million9.5 million–
18401.7 million9.5 million–
18391.64 million9.49 million–
18381.58 million9.49 million–
18371.52 million9.48 million–
18361.46 million9.48 million–
18351.41 million9.47 million–
18341.36 million9.47 million–
18331.31 million9.46 million–
18321.26 million9.46 million–
18311.22 million9.45 million–
18301.17 million9.45 million–
18291.13 million9.44 million–
18281.09 million9.44 million–
18271.05 million9.43 million–
18261.01 million9.43 million–
1825977,9009.42 million–
1824943,4009.42 million–
1823910,1009.41 million–
1822878,0009.41 million–
1821848,8009.4 million–
1820822,4009.4 million–
1819798,7009.4 million–
1818777,5009.4 million–
1817758,7009.4 million–
1816740,3009.4 million–
1815722,4009.4 million–
1814704,9009.4 million–
1813687,9009.4 million–
1812671,2009.4 million–
1811655,0009.4 million–
1810639,1009.4 million–
1809623,3009.4 million–
1808608,2009.4 million–
1807593,5009.4 million–
1806579,1009.4 million–
1805565,1009.4 million–
1804551,5009.4 million–
1803538,1009.4 million–
1802525,1009.4 million–
1801512,4009.4 million–
1800500,0009.4 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaSouth KoreaWorld
202439.7 million39.7 million–39.9 million51.7 million51.6 million–51.8 million8.16 billion
202540.1 million39.9 million–40.4 million51.7 million51.4 million–51.9 million8.23 billion
202640.5 million40 million–41 million51.6 million51.1 million–52.1 million8.3 billion
202740.8 million40.2 million–41.5 million51.5 million50.8 million–52.3 million8.37 billion
202841.1 million40.3 million–42.1 million51.4 million50.4 million–52.5 million8.44 billion
202941.4 million40.4 million–42.7 million51.3 million50 million–52.7 million8.5 billion
203041.7 million40.4 million–43.2 million51.2 million49.6 million–52.9 million8.57 billion
203141.9 million40.4 million–43.8 million51.1 million49.1 million–53.1 million8.63 billion
203242.2 million40.4 million–44.3 million50.9 million48.6 million–53.3 million8.7 billion
203342.4 million40.4 million–44.9 million50.7 million48.1 million–53.4 million8.76 billion
203442.7 million40.4 million–45.5 million50.5 million47.6 million–53.6 million8.82 billion
203542.9 million40.3 million–46.1 million50.3 million47.1 million–53.8 million8.89 billion
203643.1 million40.3 million–46.8 million50.1 million46.6 million–54 million8.95 billion
203743.3 million40.2 million–47.5 million49.8 million46 million–54.2 million9.01 billion
203843.6 million40.1 million–48 million49.5 million45.4 million–54.2 million9.06 billion
203943.8 million39.9 million–48.6 million49.3 million44.7 million–54.4 million9.12 billion
204044 million39.8 million–49.3 million49 million44.2 million–54.6 million9.18 billion
204144.1 million39.7 million–49.8 million48.6 million43.6 million–54.7 million9.23 billion
204244.3 million39.6 million–50.5 million48.3 million42.9 million–54.8 million9.29 billion
204344.5 million39.3 million–51.1 million48 million42.2 million–54.9 million9.34 billion
204444.7 million39 million–51.7 million47.6 million41.5 million–55 million9.39 billion
204544.9 million38.7 million–52.2 million47.2 million40.8 million–55.1 million9.44 billion
204645 million38.5 million–52.7 million46.9 million40.2 million–55.2 million9.49 billion
204745.2 million38.2 million–53.1 million46.5 million39.5 million–55.2 million9.54 billion
204845.3 million38.1 million–53.6 million46 million38.8 million–55.1 million9.58 billion
204945.5 million38 million–54.1 million45.6 million38.2 million–54.9 million9.62 billion
205045.6 million37.8 million–54.8 million45.1 million37.5 million–54.9 million9.66 billion
205145.8 million37.5 million–55.4 million44.7 million36.7 million–54.9 million9.7 billion
205245.9 million37.3 million–55.9 million44.2 million36 million–54.8 million9.74 billion
205346.1 million37.1 million–56.3 million43.7 million35.2 million–54.6 million9.78 billion
205446.2 million36.9 million–56.8 million43.2 million34.4 million–54.5 million9.81 billion
205546.4 million36.7 million–57.4 million42.6 million33.6 million–54.5 million9.85 billion
205646.5 million36.4 million–57.7 million42.1 million33 million–54.4 million9.88 billion
205746.7 million36.1 million–58.2 million41.6 million32.2 million–54.3 million9.91 billion
205846.8 million35.9 million–58.8 million41 million31.4 million–54.2 million9.94 billion
205947 million35.6 million–59.4 million40.4 million30.6 million–54 million9.96 billion
206047.2 million35.3 million–59.8 million39.9 million29.8 million–53.8 million9.99 billion
206147.3 million35 million–60.5 million39.3 million29.1 million–53.6 million10 billion
206247.5 million34.7 million–61.3 million38.7 million28.3 million–53.6 million10 billion
206347.7 million34.4 million–62 million38.2 million27.6 million–53.5 million10.1 billion
206447.8 million34 million–62.4 million37.6 million26.8 million–53.3 million10.1 billion
206548 million33.7 million–62.8 million37.1 million26 million–53.1 million10.1 billion
206648.2 million33.4 million–63.3 million36.6 million25.3 million–52.9 million10.1 billion
206748.4 million33.2 million–63.9 million36 million24.7 million–53 million10.1 billion
206848.5 million32.9 million–64.6 million35.5 million24 million–53.1 million10.2 billion
206948.7 million32.6 million–65.3 million35 million23.3 million–53.1 million10.2 billion
207048.9 million32.1 million–66 million34.5 million22.6 million–53.1 million10.2 billion
207149 million31.7 million–66.9 million33.9 million22 million–53.1 million10.2 billion
207249.2 million31.3 million–67.8 million33.4 million21.4 million–53 million10.2 billion
207349.4 million30.9 million–68.7 million32.9 million20.8 million–52.9 million10.2 billion
207449.5 million30.5 million–69.5 million32.5 million20.3 million–52.8 million10.2 billion
207549.7 million30.2 million–70.3 million32 million19.8 million–52.8 million10.3 billion
207649.8 million29.9 million–70.9 million31.5 million19.2 million–52.7 million10.3 billion
207750 million29.5 million–71.3 million31 million18.6 million–52.6 million10.3 billion
207850.1 million29 million–71.9 million30.6 million18 million–52.6 million10.3 billion
207950.3 million28.6 million–72.7 million30.1 million17.4 million–52.8 million10.3 billion
208050.5 million28.3 million–73.5 million29.7 million16.9 million–52.9 million10.3 billion
208150.6 million28 million–74.2 million29.2 million16.5 million–52.8 million10.3 billion
208250.8 million27.8 million–74.9 million28.8 million15.9 million–52.8 million10.3 billion
208350.9 million27.5 million–75.7 million28.4 million15.5 million–53 million10.3 billion
208451.1 million27.1 million–76.4 million27.9 million15.2 million–52.9 million10.3 billion
208551.2 million26.7 million–76.8 million27.5 million14.7 million–52.8 million10.3 billion
208651.4 million26.3 million–77.5 million27.1 million14.3 million–52.6 million10.3 billion
208751.5 million25.8 million–78.3 million26.7 million13.8 million–52.4 million10.3 billion
208851.7 million25.6 million–78.9 million26.3 million13.4 million–52.4 million10.3 billion
208951.8 million25.3 million–79.5 million25.9 million12.9 million–52.3 million10.3 billion
209052 million25 million–80.6 million25.5 million12.5 million–52 million10.3 billion
209152.1 million24.8 million–81.9 million25.1 million12.1 million–51.8 million10.3 billion
209252.3 million24.3 million–83 million24.7 million11.8 million–51.6 million10.3 billion
209352.4 million23.9 million–83.9 million24.3 million11.5 million–51.7 million10.3 billion
209452.6 million23.6 million–84.6 million23.9 million11.1 million–52 million10.2 billion
209552.7 million23.2 million–85.2 million23.5 million10.7 million–52.2 million10.2 billion
209652.9 million22.8 million–86 million23.2 million10.4 million–52.1 million10.2 billion
209753.1 million22.5 million–87 million22.8 million10.1 million–51.8 million10.2 billion
209853.3 million22.2 million–87.6 million22.5 million9.82 million–51.7 million10.2 billion
209953.4 million22 million–88.3 million22.2 million9.53 million–51.8 million10.2 billion
210053.6 million21.8 million–89.4 million21.9 million9.29 million–52 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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