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Korea, Rep. — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Korea, Rep., 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
-0.13%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -104.3% since 1961
Population growth for Korea, Rep. was -0.13% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.97% in 1961. The lowest was -0.19% in 2022 (about 1.5× the latest value).
Korea, Rep. ranks 182 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 84%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Korea, Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 104% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 124%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
-0.13%
First (1961)
2.97%
Change
-104.3%
Highest
2.97%
in 1961
Lowest
-0.19%
in 2022
Average
1.12%
Annual growth (CAGR)
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Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.13% |
| 2024 | 0.07% |
| 2023 | 0.08% |
| 2022 | -0.19% |
| 2021 | -0.13% |
| 2020 | 0.14% |
| 2019 | 0.35% |
| 2018 | 0.43% |
| 2017 | 0.28% |
| 2016 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.53% |
| 2014 | 0.63% |
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.