Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The population of South Korea showed robust growth since the republic's establishment in 1948, and then dramatically slowed down with the effects of its economic growth. In the first official census, taken in 1949, the total population of South Korea was calculated at 20,188,641 people. The 1985 census total was 40,466,577.
The natural increase in population, from the CIA World Factbook, 2017. ... South Korea: 6.9: 7.1-0.2: ... List of countries by population growth rate; Notes
The population growth rate estimates (according to the United Nations Population Prospects 2019) between 2015 and 2020 [1] ... South Korea * 0.23: 2023: 0.1: 0.57:
With scant immigration, South Korea’s total population is expected to drop from 51.75 million in 2024 to 36.22 million, a level not seen since 1977, according to Statistics Korea.
South Korea has one of the highest rates of growth of foreign born population, with about 30,000 foreign born residents obtaining South Korean citizenship every year since 2010. Large numbers of ethnic Koreans live overseas, sometimes in Korean ethnic neighborhoods also known as Koreatowns .
The population decline resulting from a low fertility rate could diminish South Korea's potential economic growth to less than 2% as the labor force declines. [28] This lack of economic growth could affect South Korea's sovereign credit and fiscal strength after 2030. [ 28 ]
Between 1990 and 2020, South Korea's migrant population has grown 3.896%, second highest level of growth in the world. [ 3 ] According to the United Nations , in 2019 foreign born residents represented 2.3% of the total population, which is below the world average of 3.5%.
Below is a list of countries and regions of the world with their projected population, as estimated by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, as of July 11, 2022. The Medium variant of the forecast for July 1, 2024, July 1, 2030, July 1, 2050 and July 1, 2100 is given. [ 12 ][ 13 ] Country (or dependent territory) 2024. 2030.