South Korea vs United States

South Korea vs United States: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.04% a year in South Korea and 0.58% a year in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 0.63 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

South Korea vs United States: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.04% a year in South Korea and 0.58% a year in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 0.63 percentage points.
South KoreaUnited StatesUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 2014, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, South Korea ranked 181 and United States ranked 133 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Korea at -1.45% a year and United States at 0.13% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearSouth KoreaUnited StatesWorld
2023-0.040.580.87
2022-0.090.550.88
2021-0.170.250.8
20200.130.170.9
20190.220.81.03
20180.270.821.07
20170.330.891.13
20160.40.951.17
20150.830.921.18
20140.930.941.22
20130.940.931.23
20120.960.951.27
20110.960.961.26
20100.510.991.27
20090.410.981.28
20080.381.021.28
20070.361.051.28
20060.351.031.28
20050.2911.27
20040.350.991.28
20030.420.981.29
20020.490.981.3
20010.590.991.33
20000.590.991.35
19990.550.941.35
19980.610.981.37
19970.650.951.39
19960.680.971.42
19950.5111.45
19940.541.051.47
19930.541.111.52
19920.51.211.57
19910.461.221.63
19901.161.221.76
19891.380.931.78
19881.40.91.79
19871.420.91.84
19861.460.91.83
19851.290.961.8
19841.40.981.8
19831.561.011.78
19821.691.031.86
19811.731.011.82
19801.121.021.8
19791.150.981.79
19781.140.941.74
19771.230.961.75
19761.310.921.78
19751.490.931.8
19741.820.951.88
19731.970.971.94
19722.051.061.97
19712.11.231.97
19702.151.292.06
19692.131.132.06
19682.171.122.09
19672.241.182
19662.061.272.04
19651.731.392.09
19641.991.532.16
19632.231.62.28
19622.341.72.11
19612.491.81.67
19603.091.741.58
19593.271.771.73
19583.361.572
19573.41.572.07
19563.361.571.98
19553.31.572.01
19543.221.541.99
19532.851.51.9
19522.471.471.94
19511.121.461.75
195001.471.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth KoreaUnited StatesWorld
2024-0.08-0.43–0.260.550.37–0.750.86
2025-0.12-0.58–0.350.520.28–0.790.84
2026-0.14-0.69–0.420.490.21–0.790.83
2027-0.18-0.8–0.490.480.16–0.810.81
2028-0.2-0.91–0.530.480.13–0.830.8
2029-0.23-0.95–0.490.460.11–0.840.78
2030-0.26-1.07–0.490.450.05–0.850.76
2031-0.29-1.13–0.470.440.02–0.860.75
2032-0.33-1.19–0.550.43-0.03–0.860.73
2033-0.37-1.25–0.510.42-0.04–0.870.72
2034-0.41-1.29–0.510.42-0.08–0.880.7
2035-0.45-1.37–0.480.4-0.1–0.90.69
2036-0.49-1.48–0.520.39-0.13–0.870.67
2037-0.53-1.52–0.470.39-0.15–0.870.65
2038-0.57-1.56–0.460.38-0.18–0.880.64
2039-0.6-1.65–0.330.36-0.22–0.850.62
2040-0.63-1.66–0.420.35-0.23–0.890.61
2041-0.67-1.72–0.390.33-0.27–0.870.59
2042-0.69-1.77–0.410.33-0.31–0.870.57
2043-0.72-1.82–0.390.31-0.34–0.870.56
2044-0.77-1.91–0.350.29-0.36–0.860.54
2045-0.8-1.96–0.390.28-0.37–0.870.52
2046-0.83-2.09–0.340.26-0.38–0.870.5
2047-0.88-2.14–0.30.26-0.39–0.850.48
2048-0.93-2.15–0.30.24-0.42–0.840.46
2049-0.98-2.19–0.280.24-0.43–0.840.44
2050-1.02-2.28–0.270.23-0.46–0.840.42
2051-1.08-2.37–0.20.22-0.48–0.850.4
2052-1.14-2.4–0.190.21-0.49–0.850.38
2053-1.17-2.48–0.20.21-0.48–0.840.36
2054-1.2-2.52–0.190.2-0.52–0.850.34
2055-1.25-2.55–0.210.19-0.53–0.840.33
2056-1.29-2.56–0.170.2-0.53–0.860.31
2057-1.34-2.68–0.210.21-0.54–0.890.3
2058-1.38-2.81–0.190.22-0.53–0.950.28
2059-1.39-2.88–0.130.21-0.56–0.940.27
2060-1.42-2.89–0.160.21-0.57–0.970.25
2061-1.42-2.91–0.150.22-0.56–0.960.24
2062-1.44-2.98–0.160.23-0.58–0.970.23
2063-1.45-3.02–0.120.23-0.56–0.960.22
2064-1.46-3.09–0.210.23-0.6–0.970.21
2065-1.46-3.06–0.220.24-0.59–0.980.2
2066-1.46-3.11–0.230.24-0.62–0.990.19
2067-1.47-3.14–0.220.25-0.63–1.010.18
2068-1.47-3.13–0.260.25-0.66–1.010.17
2069-1.49-3.26–0.210.25-0.64–1.020.16
2070-1.5-3.32–0.250.24-0.67–1.030.15
2071-1.5-3.34–0.150.25-0.68–1.040.14
2072-1.5-3.35–0.210.23-0.7–1.060.13
2073-1.49-3.35–0.250.23-0.72–1.030.12
2074-1.49-3.45–0.320.22-0.72–1.040.1
2075-1.49-3.44–0.340.23-0.73–1.070.09
2076-1.49-3.5–0.340.22-0.76–1.050.08
2077-1.5-3.53–0.410.21-0.75–1.030.07
2078-1.5-3.55–0.450.2-0.77–1.050.06
2079-1.49-3.57–0.470.19-0.8–1.030.05
2080-1.5-3.73–0.460.18-0.88–1.040.04
2081-1.52-3.81–0.540.2-0.83–1.060.03
2082-1.51-3.79–0.50.18-0.9–1.050.02
2083-1.52-3.87–0.510.18-0.94–1.10.01
2084-1.52-3.88–0.50.18-0.94–1.07-0
2085-1.53-4–0.590.16-1.02–1.09-0.01
2086-1.54-4.09–0.590.17-1.01–1.11-0.02
2087-1.56-4.22–0.590.17-0.97–1.1-0.03
2088-1.56-4.21–0.560.19-0.98–1.11-0.04
2089-1.57-4.35–0.590.18-0.96–1.08-0.05
2090-1.57-4.47–0.60.17-1–1.1-0.05
2091-1.57-4.49–0.690.18-1.01–1.11-0.06
2092-1.57-4.63–0.650.18-1.05–1.12-0.07
2093-1.56-4.73–0.70.17-1.07–1.12-0.07
2094-1.55-4.77–0.640.18-1.12–1.13-0.08
2095-1.54-4.87–0.70.17-1.09–1.15-0.09
2096-1.51-4.85–0.710.16-1.15–1.17-0.1
2097-1.49-4.79–0.630.16-1.16–1.13-0.11
2098-1.48-4.92–0.720.14-1.22–1.1-0.11
2099-1.46-4.94–0.770.15-1.21–1.11-0.12
2100-1.45-5.06–0.80.13-1.23–1.07-0.13

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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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