South Korea vs Vietnam

South Korea vs Vietnam: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.04% a year in South Korea and 0.64% a year in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.69 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

South Korea vs Vietnam: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.04% a year in South Korea and 0.64% a year in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.69 percentage points.
South KoreaVietnamUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Vietnam has been higher since 1969, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, South Korea ranked 181 and Vietnam ranked 130 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Korea at -1.45% a year and Vietnam at -0.54% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearSouth KoreaVietnamWorld
2023-0.040.640.87
2022-0.090.70.88
2021-0.170.80.8
20200.130.940.9
20190.220.921.03
20180.271.021.07
20170.331.21.13
20160.41.291.17
20150.831.231.18
20140.931.251.22
20130.941.181.23
20120.961.181.27
20110.961.161.26
20100.511.151.27
20090.411.141.28
20080.381.851.28
20070.361.81.28
20060.351.741.28
20050.290.911.27
20040.350.951.28
20030.420.991.29
20020.491.011.3
20010.591.041.33
20000.591.071.35
19990.551.191.35
19980.611.421.37
19970.651.461.39
19960.681.451.42
19950.511.61.45
19940.541.751.47
19930.541.871.52
19920.51.991.57
19910.462.071.63
19901.162.131.76
19891.382.061.78
19881.42.051.79
19871.4221.84
19861.462.061.83
19851.292.251.8
19841.42.391.8
19831.562.411.78
19821.692.361.86
19811.732.331.82
19801.122.381.8
19791.151.91.79
19781.142.551.74
19771.232.671.75
19761.312.581.78
19751.492.521.8
19741.822.131.88
19731.972.351.94
19722.052.121.97
19712.12.451.97
19702.152.192.06
19692.132.172.06
19682.172.062.09
19672.242.222
19662.062.312.04
19651.732.462.09
19641.992.612.16
19632.232.732.28
19622.342.82.11
19612.492.391.67
19603.092.941.58
19593.272.971.73
19583.362.992
19573.432.07
19563.362.671.98
19553.32.622.01
19543.222.691.99
19532.852.251.9
19522.472.41.94
19511.121.81.75
195002.141.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth KoreaVietnamWorld
2024-0.08-0.43–0.260.620.23–1.010.86
2025-0.12-0.58–0.350.590.13–1.030.84
2026-0.14-0.69–0.420.550.06–1.020.83
2027-0.18-0.8–0.490.53-0.01–1.030.81
2028-0.2-0.91–0.530.5-0.01–0.970.8
2029-0.23-0.95–0.490.48-0.06–0.980.78
2030-0.26-1.07–0.490.47-0.08–0.980.76
2031-0.29-1.13–0.470.45-0.11–0.990.75
2032-0.33-1.19–0.550.44-0.16–0.940.73
2033-0.37-1.25–0.510.42-0.2–0.940.72
2034-0.41-1.29–0.510.42-0.18–0.940.7
2035-0.45-1.37–0.480.4-0.21–0.90.69
2036-0.49-1.48–0.520.38-0.21–0.950.67
2037-0.53-1.52–0.470.37-0.22–0.910.65
2038-0.57-1.56–0.460.35-0.27–0.880.64
2039-0.6-1.65–0.330.33-0.29–0.860.62
2040-0.63-1.66–0.420.3-0.32–0.830.61
2041-0.67-1.72–0.390.28-0.34–0.850.59
2042-0.69-1.77–0.410.25-0.37–0.840.57
2043-0.72-1.82–0.390.21-0.41–0.790.56
2044-0.77-1.91–0.350.18-0.43–0.760.54
2045-0.8-1.96–0.390.15-0.49–0.730.52
2046-0.83-2.09–0.340.11-0.55–0.690.5
2047-0.88-2.14–0.30.08-0.59–0.670.48
2048-0.93-2.15–0.30.04-0.64–0.650.46
2049-0.98-2.19–0.280.01-0.67–0.630.44
2050-1.02-2.28–0.27-0.02-0.69–0.570.42
2051-1.08-2.37–0.2-0.06-0.76–0.540.4
2052-1.14-2.4–0.19-0.09-0.79–0.510.38
2053-1.17-2.48–0.2-0.11-0.82–0.50.36
2054-1.2-2.52–0.19-0.14-0.87–0.480.34
2055-1.25-2.55–0.21-0.16-0.9–0.460.33
2056-1.29-2.56–0.17-0.17-0.89–0.470.31
2057-1.34-2.68–0.21-0.19-0.9–0.420.3
2058-1.38-2.81–0.19-0.21-0.95–0.430.28
2059-1.39-2.88–0.13-0.23-1.01–0.440.27
2060-1.42-2.89–0.16-0.23-1.02–0.430.25
2061-1.42-2.91–0.15-0.25-1.06–0.430.24
2062-1.44-2.98–0.16-0.26-1.06–0.390.23
2063-1.45-3.02–0.12-0.27-1.08–0.430.22
2064-1.46-3.09–0.21-0.28-1.09–0.460.21
2065-1.46-3.06–0.22-0.29-1.12–0.470.2
2066-1.46-3.11–0.23-0.31-1.11–0.440.19
2067-1.47-3.14–0.22-0.32-1.15–0.410.18
2068-1.47-3.13–0.26-0.32-1.15–0.40.17
2069-1.49-3.26–0.21-0.33-1.21–0.430.16
2070-1.5-3.32–0.25-0.35-1.25–0.420.15
2071-1.5-3.34–0.15-0.36-1.27–0.440.14
2072-1.5-3.35–0.21-0.38-1.29–0.420.13
2073-1.49-3.35–0.25-0.39-1.32–0.370.12
2074-1.49-3.45–0.32-0.4-1.32–0.390.1
2075-1.49-3.44–0.34-0.41-1.38–0.420.09
2076-1.49-3.5–0.34-0.42-1.37–0.390.08
2077-1.5-3.53–0.41-0.44-1.47–0.40.07
2078-1.5-3.55–0.45-0.44-1.48–0.370.06
2079-1.49-3.57–0.47-0.45-1.42–0.380.05
2080-1.5-3.73–0.46-0.46-1.41–0.410.04
2081-1.52-3.81–0.54-0.47-1.46–0.380.03
2082-1.51-3.79–0.5-0.47-1.49–0.40.02
2083-1.52-3.87–0.51-0.47-1.47–0.410.01
2084-1.52-3.88–0.5-0.46-1.48–0.43-0
2085-1.53-4–0.59-0.47-1.49–0.42-0.01
2086-1.54-4.09–0.59-0.47-1.54–0.4-0.02
2087-1.56-4.22–0.59-0.48-1.51–0.45-0.03
2088-1.56-4.21–0.56-0.47-1.58–0.46-0.04
2089-1.57-4.35–0.59-0.48-1.54–0.45-0.05
2090-1.57-4.47–0.6-0.48-1.65–0.48-0.05
2091-1.57-4.49–0.69-0.48-1.64–0.47-0.06
2092-1.57-4.63–0.65-0.48-1.65–0.49-0.07
2093-1.56-4.73–0.7-0.48-1.64–0.48-0.07
2094-1.55-4.77–0.64-0.48-1.64–0.47-0.08
2095-1.54-4.87–0.7-0.49-1.73–0.46-0.09
2096-1.51-4.85–0.71-0.51-1.72–0.48-0.1
2097-1.49-4.79–0.63-0.51-1.75–0.49-0.11
2098-1.48-4.92–0.72-0.53-1.83–0.48-0.11
2099-1.46-4.94–0.77-0.54-1.92–0.43-0.12
2100-1.45-5.06–0.8-0.54-1.92–0.52-0.13

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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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