South Korea vs Spain

South Korea vs Spain: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.04% a year in South Korea and 0.02% a year in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.06 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

South Korea vs Spain: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.04% a year in South Korea and 0.02% a year in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.06 percentage points.
South KoreaSpainUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 2017, when it overtook South Korea.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Korea at -1.45% a year and Spain at -0.54% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearSouth KoreaSpainWorld
2023-0.040.020.87
2022-0.090.330.88
2021-0.170.060.8
20200.130.180.9
20190.220.851.03
20180.270.61.07
20170.330.361.13
20160.40.221.17
20150.83-0.011.18
20140.93-0.141.22
20130.94-0.461.23
20120.96-0.221.27
20110.960.311.26
20100.510.371.27
20090.410.511.28
20080.381.211.28
20070.361.921.28
20060.351.721.28
20050.291.611.27
20040.351.721.28
20030.421.681.29
20020.491.891.3
20010.590.561.33
20000.590.531.35
19990.550.481.35
19980.610.481.37
19970.650.471.39
19960.680.451.42
19950.510.471.45
19940.540.51.47
19930.540.541.52
19920.50.631.57
19910.460.481.63
19901.160.121.76
19891.380.171.78
19881.40.231.79
19871.420.291.84
19861.460.311.83
19851.290.381.8
19841.40.471.8
19831.560.491.78
19821.690.591.86
19811.730.651.82
19801.120.811.8
19791.150.831.79
19781.140.931.74
19771.2311.75
19761.311.061.78
19751.491.051.8
19741.821.391.88
19731.971.091.94
19722.051.141.97
19712.11.091.97
19702.150.942.06
19692.130.932.06
19682.171.032.09
19672.241.092
19662.061.082.04
19651.731.122.09
19641.991.22.16
19632.231.12.28
19622.341.082.11
19612.491.131.67
19603.090.81.58
19593.270.951.73
19583.3612
19573.40.892.07
19563.360.791.98
19553.30.822.01
19543.220.791.99
19532.850.781.9
19522.470.811.94
19511.120.541.75
195000.441.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth KoreaSpainWorld
2024-0.08-0.43–0.26-0.02-0.5–0.470.86
2025-0.12-0.58–0.35-0.06-0.73–0.610.84
2026-0.14-0.69–0.42-0.1-0.91–0.660.83
2027-0.18-0.8–0.49-0.1-0.97–0.80.81
2028-0.2-0.91–0.53-0.12-1.1–0.80.8
2029-0.23-0.95–0.49-0.14-1.22–0.860.78
2030-0.26-1.07–0.49-0.17-1.29–0.880.76
2031-0.29-1.13–0.47-0.19-1.3–0.930.75
2032-0.33-1.19–0.55-0.19-1.27–0.960.73
2033-0.37-1.25–0.51-0.19-1.35–1.030.72
2034-0.41-1.29–0.51-0.2-1.42–1.020.7
2035-0.45-1.37–0.48-0.22-1.45–1.030.69
2036-0.49-1.48–0.52-0.23-1.54–1.030.67
2037-0.53-1.52–0.47-0.23-1.56–1.110.65
2038-0.57-1.56–0.46-0.24-1.61–1.160.64
2039-0.6-1.65–0.33-0.26-1.67–1.10.62
2040-0.63-1.66–0.42-0.27-1.74–1.190.61
2041-0.67-1.72–0.39-0.28-1.74–1.140.59
2042-0.69-1.77–0.41-0.3-1.85–1.170.57
2043-0.72-1.82–0.39-0.3-1.83–1.240.56
2044-0.77-1.91–0.35-0.34-1.94–1.130.54
2045-0.8-1.96–0.39-0.37-2.03–1.10.52
2046-0.83-2.09–0.34-0.38-2.01–1.240.5
2047-0.88-2.14–0.3-0.41-2.04–1.150.48
2048-0.93-2.15–0.3-0.42-2.17–1.190.46
2049-0.98-2.19–0.28-0.47-2.21–1.140.44
2050-1.02-2.28–0.27-0.47-2.27–1.20.42
2051-1.08-2.37–0.2-0.49-2.41–1.20.4
2052-1.14-2.4–0.19-0.55-2.51–1.150.38
2053-1.17-2.48–0.2-0.59-2.57–1.160.36
2054-1.2-2.52–0.19-0.6-2.59–1.170.34
2055-1.25-2.55–0.21-0.62-2.61–1.240.33
2056-1.29-2.56–0.17-0.69-2.8–1.060.31
2057-1.34-2.68–0.21-0.69-2.8–1.190.3
2058-1.38-2.81–0.19-0.69-2.8–1.260.28
2059-1.39-2.88–0.13-0.73-2.94–1.20.27
2060-1.42-2.89–0.16-0.74-2.9–1.250.25
2061-1.42-2.91–0.15-0.78-2.94–1.280.24
2062-1.44-2.98–0.16-0.79-3.08–1.20.23
2063-1.45-3.02–0.12-0.79-3.08–1.320.22
2064-1.46-3.09–0.21-0.8-3.09–1.380.21
2065-1.46-3.06–0.22-0.79-3.13–1.360.2
2066-1.46-3.11–0.23-0.79-3.21–1.30.19
2067-1.47-3.14–0.22-0.78-3.17–1.360.18
2068-1.47-3.13–0.26-0.79-3.31–1.410.17
2069-1.49-3.26–0.21-0.77-3.38–1.430.16
2070-1.5-3.32–0.25-0.77-3.44–1.360.15
2071-1.5-3.34–0.15-0.74-3.46–1.430.14
2072-1.5-3.35–0.21-0.75-3.54–1.40.13
2073-1.49-3.35–0.25-0.72-3.56–1.430.12
2074-1.49-3.45–0.32-0.7-3.66–1.40.1
2075-1.49-3.44–0.34-0.67-3.71–1.540.09
2076-1.49-3.5–0.34-0.65-3.61–1.450.08
2077-1.5-3.53–0.41-0.61-3.64–1.410.07
2078-1.5-3.55–0.45-0.58-3.66–1.630.06
2079-1.49-3.57–0.47-0.57-3.58–1.520.05
2080-1.5-3.73–0.46-0.55-3.6–1.420.04
2081-1.52-3.81–0.54-0.53-3.55–1.610.03
2082-1.51-3.79–0.5-0.51-3.53–1.640.02
2083-1.52-3.87–0.51-0.51-3.45–1.610.01
2084-1.52-3.88–0.5-0.49-3.43–1.71-0
2085-1.53-4–0.59-0.48-3.45–1.7-0.01
2086-1.54-4.09–0.59-0.46-3.59–1.66-0.02
2087-1.56-4.22–0.59-0.46-3.56–1.71-0.03
2088-1.56-4.21–0.56-0.47-3.62–1.65-0.04
2089-1.57-4.35–0.59-0.48-3.69–1.73-0.05
2090-1.57-4.47–0.6-0.48-3.73–1.63-0.05
2091-1.57-4.49–0.69-0.46-3.87–1.72-0.06
2092-1.57-4.63–0.65-0.46-3.85–1.69-0.07
2093-1.56-4.73–0.7-0.46-3.84–1.69-0.07
2094-1.55-4.77–0.64-0.47-3.86–1.85-0.08
2095-1.54-4.87–0.7-0.48-3.91–1.75-0.09
2096-1.51-4.85–0.71-0.48-3.93–1.79-0.1
2097-1.49-4.79–0.63-0.5-4.02–1.82-0.11
2098-1.48-4.92–0.72-0.51-4.05–1.83-0.11
2099-1.46-4.94–0.77-0.52-4.27–1.83-0.12
2100-1.45-5.06–0.8-0.54-4.31–1.87-0.13

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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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