🇰🇷 South Korea (Republic of Korea)
At year 2026, population distribution of South Korea is:
| Total Population | 51,600,389 | 100% |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 5,065,881 | 9.82% |
| Working Age Population | 35,474,901 | 68.75% |
| Elderly Population | 11,059,607 | 21.43% |
The population growth rate of South Korea in 2026 is -0.13%, sex ratio is 0.99 (1.06 for working age), dependency ratio is 45.5%.
Working age population will be less than 60% of total population at year 2039. Elderly population will be more than twice of the young population at 2026. Total population reaches its peak in 2020 at 51,858,481.
In 2050, the population growth rate of South Korea is -1%, sex ratio is 0.95 (1.06 for working age), dependency ratio is 90.5%.The elderly population will account for 39.68% of South Korea's population in 2050, the problem of population aging is serious.