Canada vs South Korea

Canada vs South Korea: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.22% a year in Canada and -0.04% a year in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 1.26 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Canada vs South Korea: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.22% a year in Canada and -0.04% a year in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 1.26 percentage points.
CanadaSouth KoreaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher since 2015, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 95 and South Korea ranked 181 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 0.33% a year and South Korea at -1.45% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearCanadaSouth KoreaWorld
20231.22-0.040.87
20221.23-0.090.88
20210.67-0.170.8
20200.80.130.9
20191.250.221.03
20181.350.271.07
20171.270.331.13
20161.220.41.17
20150.950.831.18
20140.890.931.22
20131.040.941.23
20121.080.961.27
20111.040.961.26
20101.050.511.27
20091.130.411.28
20081.110.381.28
20071.030.361.28
20060.990.351.28
20050.970.291.27
20040.940.351.28
20030.910.421.29
20020.990.491.3
20011.070.591.33
20001.010.591.35
19990.90.551.35
19980.870.611.37
19970.920.651.39
19961.030.681.42
19951.050.511.45
19941.080.541.47
19931.110.541.52
19921.20.51.57
19911.220.461.63
19901.411.161.76
19891.661.381.78
19881.561.41.79
19871.331.421.84
19861.171.461.83
19851.011.291.8
19840.991.41.8
19831.031.561.78
19821.131.691.86
19811.241.731.82
19801.281.121.8
19791.151.151.79
197811.141.74
19771.091.231.75
19761.241.311.78
19751.391.491.8
19741.431.821.88
19731.321.971.94
19721.22.051.97
19711.852.11.97
19702.372.152.06
19691.422.132.06
19681.492.172.09
19671.672.242
19661.842.062.04
19651.871.732.09
19641.861.992.16
19631.872.232.28
19621.862.342.11
19611.942.491.67
19602.093.091.58
19592.243.271.73
19582.523.362
19572.983.42.07
19562.93.361.98
19552.513.32.01
19542.773.221.99
19532.812.851.9
19522.852.471.94
19512.751.121.75
19502.1601.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaSouth KoreaWorld
20241.030.58–1.54-0.08-0.43–0.260.86
20250.90.39–1.53-0.12-0.58–0.350.84
20260.790.2–1.51-0.14-0.69–0.420.83
20270.750.11–1.5-0.18-0.8–0.490.81
20280.730.07–1.52-0.2-0.91–0.530.8
20290.68-0.01–1.53-0.23-0.95–0.490.78
20300.66-0.08–1.57-0.26-1.07–0.490.76
20310.64-0.12–1.56-0.29-1.13–0.470.75
20320.61-0.2–1.49-0.33-1.19–0.550.73
20330.56-0.29–1.53-0.37-1.25–0.510.72
20340.56-0.33–1.53-0.41-1.29–0.510.7
20350.51-0.43–1.46-0.45-1.37–0.480.69
20360.51-0.5–1.47-0.49-1.48–0.520.67
20370.5-0.53–1.48-0.53-1.52–0.470.65
20380.48-0.52–1.43-0.57-1.56–0.460.64
20390.45-0.58–1.5-0.6-1.65–0.330.62
20400.43-0.59–1.46-0.63-1.66–0.420.61
20410.42-0.63–1.44-0.67-1.72–0.390.59
20420.41-0.68–1.51-0.69-1.77–0.410.57
20430.4-0.69–1.51-0.72-1.82–0.390.56
20440.39-0.72–1.46-0.77-1.91–0.350.54
20450.39-0.71–1.45-0.8-1.96–0.390.52
20460.35-0.79–1.37-0.83-2.09–0.340.5
20470.34-0.84–1.38-0.88-2.14–0.30.48
20480.34-0.9–1.39-0.93-2.15–0.30.46
20490.31-0.99–1.41-0.98-2.19–0.280.44
20500.33-0.94–1.39-1.02-2.28–0.270.42
20510.33-1.05–1.37-1.08-2.37–0.20.4
20520.34-0.97–1.38-1.14-2.4–0.190.38
20530.31-1.04–1.38-1.17-2.48–0.20.36
20540.31-1.05–1.34-1.2-2.52–0.190.34
20550.31-1.09–1.42-1.25-2.55–0.210.33
20560.32-1.13–1.42-1.29-2.56–0.170.31
20570.33-1.15–1.47-1.34-2.68–0.210.3
20580.36-1.11–1.46-1.38-2.81–0.190.28
20590.35-1.12–1.46-1.39-2.88–0.130.27
20600.34-1.14–1.43-1.42-2.89–0.160.25
20610.36-1.13–1.41-1.42-2.91–0.150.24
20620.37-1.16–1.48-1.44-2.98–0.160.23
20630.37-1.19–1.46-1.45-3.02–0.120.22
20640.36-1.25–1.49-1.46-3.09–0.210.21
20650.36-1.21–1.45-1.46-3.06–0.220.2
20660.36-1.26–1.51-1.46-3.11–0.230.19
20670.38-1.33–1.51-1.47-3.14–0.220.18
20680.35-1.38–1.47-1.47-3.13–0.260.17
20690.34-1.34–1.4-1.49-3.26–0.210.16
20700.34-1.41–1.45-1.5-3.32–0.250.15
20710.34-1.42–1.4-1.5-3.34–0.150.14
20720.33-1.44–1.47-1.5-3.35–0.210.13
20730.31-1.56–1.48-1.49-3.35–0.250.12
20740.32-1.56–1.5-1.49-3.45–0.320.1
20750.33-1.58–1.5-1.49-3.44–0.340.09
20760.33-1.64–1.51-1.49-3.5–0.340.08
20770.3-1.65–1.5-1.5-3.53–0.410.07
20780.32-1.76–1.52-1.5-3.55–0.450.06
20790.3-1.8–1.47-1.49-3.57–0.470.05
20800.3-1.9–1.44-1.5-3.73–0.460.04
20810.32-1.84–1.49-1.52-3.81–0.540.03
20820.29-2.01–1.47-1.51-3.79–0.50.02
20830.31-1.94–1.46-1.52-3.87–0.510.01
20840.29-1.99–1.45-1.52-3.88–0.5-0
20850.28-2.06–1.47-1.53-4–0.59-0.01
20860.29-2.22–1.47-1.54-4.09–0.59-0.02
20870.28-2.2–1.45-1.56-4.22–0.59-0.03
20880.33-2.08–1.53-1.56-4.21–0.56-0.04
20890.28-2.18–1.44-1.57-4.35–0.59-0.05
20900.27-2.31–1.45-1.57-4.47–0.6-0.05
20910.3-2.21–1.54-1.57-4.49–0.69-0.06
20920.29-2.25–1.53-1.57-4.63–0.65-0.07
20930.3-2.29–1.61-1.56-4.73–0.7-0.07
20940.3-2.27–1.6-1.55-4.77–0.64-0.08
20950.31-2.28–1.55-1.54-4.87–0.7-0.09
20960.31-2.42–1.62-1.51-4.85–0.71-0.1
20970.35-2.24–1.68-1.49-4.79–0.63-0.11
20980.34-2.35–1.68-1.48-4.92–0.72-0.11
20990.33-2.37–1.65-1.46-4.94–0.77-0.12
21000.33-2.31–1.64-1.45-5.06–0.8-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • 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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