The total population in South Korea was estimated at 51.8 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - South Korea Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Die Gesamtbevölkerung in Nordkorea wurde laut den neuesten Zensusdaten und Prognosen von Trading Economics im Jahr 2023 auf 26,2 Millionen Menschen geschätzt. Diese Werte, historische Daten, Prognosen, Statistiken, Diagramme und ökonomische Kalender - Nordkorea - Bevölkerung.

Korea Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data was reported at 7.285 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.440 % for 2016. Korea Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.780 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.269 % in 1981 and a record low of 6.561 % in 2010. Korea Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Korea Population Projection: 63 Years data was reported at 545,717.000 Person in 2065. This records a decrease from the previous number of 628,411.000 Person for 2064. Korea Population Projection: 63 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 462,786.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2065, with 106 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 920,827.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 92,224.000 Person in 1966. Korea Population Projection: 63 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Korea. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Korea – Table KR.G004: Population Projection: Statistics Korea.

The number of employed persons in South Korea increased to 29160 Thousand in May of 2025 from 28887 Thousand in April of 2025. This dataset provides - South Korea Employed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Disposable Personal Income in South Korea increased to 2438286.40 KRW Billion in 2023 from 2349203.90 KRW Billion in 2022. This dataset provides - South Korea Total Households Disposable Income - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This data package includes the underlying data to replicate the charts and calculations presented in Migration or stagnation: Aging and economic growth in Korea today, the world tomorrow, PIIE Working Paper 24-18.

If you use the data, please cite as:

Clemens, Michael. 2024. Migration or stagnation: Aging and economic growth in Korea today, the world tomorrow. PIIE Working Paper 24-18. Washington: Peterson Institute for International Economics.

We assess the potential impact of international migration on population ageing in Asian countries by estimating replacement migration for the period 2022-2050.

This open data deposit contains the code (R-scripts) and the datasets (csv-files) for the replacement migration scenarios and a zero-migration scenario:

• Constant chronological old-age dependency ratio (Constant OADR scenario)
• Constant prospective old-age dependency ratio (Constant POADR scenario)
• Constant chronological working-age population (Constant WA scenario)
• Constant prospective working-age population (Constant PWA scenario)
• Zero-migration (ZM scenario)

Countries included in the analysis: Armenia, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand.

Please note that for Armenia and Hong Kong (2023) and Georgia (2024) later baseline years are applied due to the UN country-specific assumptions on post-Covid-19 mortality.

For detailed information about the scenarios and parameters:

Dörflinger, M., Potancokova, M., Marois, G. (2024): The potential impact of international migration on prospective population ageing in Asian countries. Asian Population Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441730.2024.2436201

All underlying data (UN World Population Prospects 2022) are openly available at:

https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Archive

Code

1_Data.R:

• Load and merge data from UN World Population Prospects 2022
• Define sample
• Prepare data (prospective old-age thresholds, model sex and age pattern of migrants)

2_Scenarios.R:

• Replacement migration scenarios:
  • Constant chronological old-age dependency
  • Constant prospective old-age dependency
  • Constant chronological working-age population
  • Constant prospective working-age population
• Zero-migration scenario

3_Robustness_checks.R:

• Run replacement migrations scenarios with different model sex and age patterns for net migration

Program version used: RStudio "Chocolate Cosmos" (e4392fc9, 2024-06-05). Files may not be compatible with other versions.

Datasets

The datasets contain the key information on population size, the relevant indicators (OADR, POADR, WA, PWA) and replacement migration volumes and rates by country and year. Please see readme_datasets.txt for detailed information.

Acknowledgements

Part of the research was developed in the Young Scientists Summer Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg (Austria) with financial support from the German National Member Organization.

Historical chart and dataset showing South Korea refugee statistics by year from 1978 to 2023.

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in South Korea was last recorded at 34121.02 US dollars in 2023. The GDP per Capita in South Korea is equivalent to 270 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - South Korea GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Employment Rate in South Korea increased to 63.80 percent in May from 63.20 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - South Korea Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.