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POPULATION STATISTICS: historical demography of all countries, their divisions and towns

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SOUTH KOREA

historical demographical data of the whole country

populationyear populationyear populationyear populationyear
           
12487,01900 19235,01930 24989,0c1960 43411,0c1990
12550,01901 19710,01931 25766,01961 43296,01991
12613,01902 20037,01932 26513,01962 43748,01992
12676,01903 20206,01933 27262,01963 44195,01993
12740,0c1904 20513,01934 27984,01964 44642,01994
12804,01905 20881,01935 28705,01965 44609,0c1995
12868,01906 21374,01936 29160,0c1966 45525,01996
12933,01907 21683,01937 30131,01967 45954,01997
12998,01908 21951,01938 30838,01968 46287,01998
13063,01909 22098,01939 31544,01969 46617,0e1999m
13129,01910 22955,01940 31466,0c1970 45985,3c2000
13832,0c1911 23913,01941 32883,01971 47343,0e2001m
14576,01912 25525,01942 33505,01972  2002
15170,01913 25827,01943 34103,01973  2003
15621,01914 25120,01944 34692,01974  2004
15958,01915 22245,01945 34707,0c1975 48397,02005ep
16309,01916 19369,3c1946sp 35849,01976  2006
16617,01917 19886,01947 36412,01977  2007
16697,01918 20027,01948 36969,01978  2008
16784,01919 20208,01949 37534,01979  2009
16850,01920 20356,01950 37436,0c1980 49872,02010ep
17059,0c1921 20370,01951 38723,01981  2011
17208,01922 20480,01952 39326,01982  2012
17447,01923 20670,01953 39910,01983  2013
17619,01924 21000,01954 40406,01984  2014
18081,01925 21424,01955 40448,0c1985 51073,02015ep
18615,01926 20724,01956 41214,01986 52072,02020ep
18631,01927 21321,01957 41622,01987 52946,02025ep
18667,01928 21910,01958 42031,01988 53679,02030ep
18784,01929 22974,01959 42449,01989 52625,02050ep
           
Particulars:
Source 1956-1989: "Korea annual", vol. 32 (1996); and for the years 1990-2001: "Korea statistical yearbook".
Figures in italic prior to 1950 according to source "KB".
Except for the census data the figures of the other years are mid-year estimates.
File created on 1996-01-22; revised on 2001-02-09; last modified 2003-07-22 by Jan Lahmeyer

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