KOSIS · Population by administrative district and sex

Population of South Korea

A single view of total population, male and female population, and households across South Korea and 17 provinces from 1992 to 2025.

0 people

As of 2025 · YoY -99,843 people

Overview

National trend

The blue line shows total population, with male and female population shown as supporting lines.

Total population 51,117,378 people
Households 24,300,087 households
People per household 2.10 people
Sex ratio 99.0 Males per 100 females

Regions

Population by province

Sorted by latest total population.

1992 - 2025

Gyeonggi-do

13,730,135 people
YoY
+35,450 people
Households
6,121,301 households

1992 - 2025

Seoul

9,299,548 people
YoY
-32,280 people
Households
4,501,031 households

1992 - 2025

Busan

3,241,600 people
YoY
-24,998 people
Households
1,573,996 households

1992 - 2025

Gyeongsangnam-do

3,207,383 people
YoY
-20,997 people
Households
1,548,615 households

1992 - 2025

Incheon

3,051,961 people
YoY
+30,951 people
Households
1,400,788 households

1992 - 2025

Gyeongsangbuk-do

2,506,526 people
YoY
-24,858 people
Households
1,295,685 households

1992 - 2025

Daegu

2,353,032 people
YoY
-10,597 people
Households
1,112,508 households

1992 - 2025

Chungcheongnam-do

2,136,753 people
YoY
+179 people
Households
1,062,282 households

1992 - 2025

Jeollanam-do

1,779,135 people
YoY
-9,684 people
Households
913,284 households

1992 - 2025

Jeonbuk State

1,724,856 people
YoY
-13,834 people
Households
868,116 households

1992 - 2025

Chungcheongbuk-do

1,596,502 people
YoY
+5,325 people
Households
797,797 households

1992 - 2025

Gangwon State

1,508,500 people
YoY
-9,266 people
Households
768,900 households

1992 - 2025

Daejeon

1,440,729 people
YoY
+1,572 people
Households
697,348 households

1992 - 2025

Gwangju

1,392,013 people
YoY
-16,409 people
Households
658,450 households

1997 - 2025

Ulsan

1,091,948 people
YoY
-6,101 people
Households
499,304 households

1992 - 2025

Jeju-do

664,792 people
YoY
-5,576 people
Households
315,462 households

2012 - 2025

Sejong

391,965 people
YoY
+1,280 people
Households
165,220 households

Source: Statistics Korea KOSIS · Unit: people · Updated yearly