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Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Korea, Dem. People's Rep., 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
0.27%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -87.9% since 1961
Population growth for Korea, Dem. People's Rep. was 0.27% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.88% in 1968. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.25% per year.
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ranks 155 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Korea, Dem. People's Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1968 and has fallen 91% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 44%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
0.27%
First (1961)
2.26%
Change
-87.9%
Highest
2.88%
in 1968
Lowest
0.27%
in 2025
Average
1.26%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-3.25%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.27% |
| 2024 | 0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.34% |
| 2022 | 0.37% |
| 2021 | 0.37% |
| 2020 | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 0.41% |
| 2018 | 0.44% |
| 2017 | 0.46% |
| 2016 | 0.48% |
| 2015 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | 0.48% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.