Mexico vs South Korea

Mexico vs South Korea: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.88% a year in Mexico and -0.04% a year in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0.92 percentage points.

MexicoSouth Korea
Watch it change on the map

Change since 1950, percentage points · UN

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
LinearLog
WorldProjection
Mexico vs South Korea: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.88% a year in Mexico and -0.04% a year in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0.92 percentage points.
MexicoSouth KoreaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

Latest figures

% a year · UN

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2023Projected
Mexico0.88 20231.29114 of 229-0.58 2100
South Korea-0.04 20230.94181 of 229-1.45 2100
World0.87 20231.23-0.13 2100

What the numbers say

  • Mexico has been higher since 1961, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, Mexico ranked 114 and South Korea ranked 181 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mexico at -0.58% 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

YearMexicoSouth KoreaWorld
20230.88-0.040.87
20220.87-0.090.88
20210.64-0.170.8
20200.70.130.9
20190.950.221.03
20180.960.271.07
20170.940.331.13
20160.930.41.17
20151.010.831.18
20141.130.931.22
20131.290.941.23
20121.310.961.27
20111.410.961.26
20101.420.511.27
20091.460.411.28
20081.470.381.28
20071.450.361.28
20061.360.351.28
20051.340.291.27
20041.350.351.28
20031.380.421.29
20021.420.491.3
20011.460.591.33
20001.510.591.35
19991.580.551.35
19981.620.611.37
19971.660.651.39
19961.710.681.42
19951.760.511.45
19941.80.541.47
19931.830.541.52
19921.870.51.57
19911.910.461.63
19901.941.161.76
19891.91.381.78
19881.961.41.79
19871.991.421.84
19862.021.461.83
19852.051.291.8
19842.091.41.8
19832.141.561.78
19822.191.691.86
19812.241.731.82
19802.441.121.8
19792.531.151.79
19782.621.141.74
19772.671.231.75
19762.741.311.78
19752.821.491.8
19742.91.821.88
19732.961.971.94
19723.022.051.97
19713.062.11.97
19703.132.152.06
19693.22.132.06
19683.262.172.09
19673.32.242
19663.322.062.04
19653.311.732.09
19643.291.992.16
19633.272.232.28
19623.242.342.11
19613.192.491.67
19603.053.091.58
19593.013.271.73
19582.983.362
19572.963.42.07
19562.933.361.98
19552.93.32.01
19542.853.221.99
19532.782.851.9
19522.712.471.94
19512.661.121.75
19502.5801.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMexicoSouth KoreaWorld
20240.850.5–1.22-0.08-0.43–0.260.86
20250.810.43–1.23-0.12-0.58–0.350.84
20260.780.36–1.21-0.14-0.69–0.420.83
20270.750.31–1.18-0.18-0.8–0.490.81
20280.720.26–1.17-0.2-0.91–0.530.8
20290.70.22–1.16-0.23-0.95–0.490.78
20300.670.16–1.15-0.26-1.07–0.490.76
20310.650.12–1.12-0.29-1.13–0.470.75
20320.620.07–1.12-0.33-1.19–0.550.73
20330.60.06–1.11-0.37-1.25–0.510.72
20340.570.02–1.07-0.41-1.29–0.510.7
20350.55-0.01–1.05-0.45-1.37–0.480.69
20360.52-0.05–1.02-0.49-1.48–0.520.67
20370.5-0.06–1.01-0.53-1.52–0.470.65
20380.48-0.1–0.99-0.57-1.56–0.460.64
20390.45-0.12–0.97-0.6-1.65–0.330.62
20400.42-0.15–0.96-0.63-1.66–0.420.61
20410.4-0.18–0.98-0.67-1.72–0.390.59
20420.37-0.21–0.95-0.69-1.77–0.410.57
20430.34-0.26–0.92-0.72-1.82–0.390.56
20440.32-0.29–0.91-0.77-1.91–0.350.54
20450.29-0.34–0.88-0.8-1.96–0.390.52
20460.27-0.35–0.87-0.83-2.09–0.340.5
20470.24-0.39–0.86-0.88-2.14–0.30.48
20480.22-0.41–0.84-0.93-2.15–0.30.46
20490.19-0.46–0.83-0.98-2.19–0.280.44
20500.17-0.53–0.81-1.02-2.28–0.270.42
20510.15-0.54–0.8-1.08-2.37–0.20.4
20520.12-0.57–0.79-1.14-2.4–0.190.38
20530.1-0.58–0.79-1.17-2.48–0.20.36
20540.08-0.62–0.78-1.2-2.52–0.190.34
20550.06-0.68–0.76-1.25-2.55–0.210.33
20560.04-0.72–0.74-1.29-2.56–0.170.31
20570.02-0.72–0.75-1.34-2.68–0.210.3
20580.01-0.75–0.76-1.38-2.81–0.190.28
2059-0.01-0.79–0.73-1.39-2.88–0.130.27
2060-0.04-0.82–0.74-1.42-2.89–0.160.25
2061-0.05-0.84–0.74-1.42-2.91–0.150.24
2062-0.07-0.91–0.76-1.44-2.98–0.160.23
2063-0.09-0.88–0.76-1.45-3.02–0.120.22
2064-0.11-0.91–0.72-1.46-3.09–0.210.21
2065-0.13-0.95–0.71-1.46-3.06–0.220.2
2066-0.14-1–0.7-1.46-3.11–0.230.19
2067-0.16-0.99–0.69-1.47-3.14–0.220.18
2068-0.18-1.08–0.67-1.47-3.13–0.260.17
2069-0.19-1.09–0.69-1.49-3.26–0.210.16
2070-0.21-1.15–0.67-1.5-3.32–0.250.15
2071-0.22-1.17–0.69-1.5-3.34–0.150.14
2072-0.24-1.2–0.68-1.5-3.35–0.210.13
2073-0.26-1.22–0.67-1.49-3.35–0.250.12
2074-0.28-1.26–0.68-1.49-3.45–0.320.1
2075-0.29-1.33–0.69-1.49-3.44–0.340.09
2076-0.31-1.38–0.66-1.49-3.5–0.340.08
2077-0.33-1.4–0.65-1.5-3.53–0.410.07
2078-0.34-1.42–0.64-1.5-3.55–0.450.06
2079-0.36-1.46–0.65-1.49-3.57–0.470.05
2080-0.37-1.48–0.65-1.5-3.73–0.460.04
2081-0.39-1.56–0.63-1.52-3.81–0.540.03
2082-0.4-1.55–0.63-1.51-3.79–0.50.02
2083-0.42-1.64–0.63-1.52-3.87–0.510.01
2084-0.43-1.66–0.62-1.52-3.88–0.5-0
2085-0.45-1.68–0.59-1.53-4–0.59-0.01
2086-0.46-1.71–0.61-1.54-4.09–0.59-0.02
2087-0.47-1.76–0.59-1.56-4.22–0.59-0.03
2088-0.48-1.77–0.6-1.56-4.21–0.56-0.04
2089-0.49-1.82–0.62-1.57-4.35–0.59-0.05
2090-0.5-1.81–0.61-1.57-4.47–0.6-0.05
2091-0.51-1.8–0.62-1.57-4.49–0.69-0.06
2092-0.52-1.88–0.63-1.57-4.63–0.65-0.07
2093-0.54-1.94–0.63-1.56-4.73–0.7-0.07
2094-0.55-2.02–0.59-1.55-4.77–0.64-0.08
2095-0.55-2.06–0.65-1.54-4.87–0.7-0.09
2096-0.56-2.07–0.63-1.51-4.85–0.71-0.1
2097-0.57-2.09–0.66-1.49-4.79–0.63-0.11
2098-0.57-2.14–0.62-1.48-4.92–0.72-0.11
2099-0.58-2.19–0.62-1.46-4.94–0.77-0.12
2100-0.58-2.17–0.64-1.45-5.06–0.8-0.13

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time