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