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Population in Monaco compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Monaco was 38,631 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Monaco's population is 38,341 people compared to 51,700,480 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 1,348 times bigger than Monaco's.
  • Monaco is ranked the 191st most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.0005% for Monaco vs 0.63% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Monaco has had an average growth rate of +0.79% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2005, the population of Monaco has increased from 32.2K people to 38.3K (19% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.2M to 51.7M (7.3% growth).
  • Monaco is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5K people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 21.9M people by 2100.

Monaco vs South Korea: live population counter

Monaco South Korea
Current population
38341
51700480
Population rank 191/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.0005% 0.63%
One net population change
1.12 days
13.7 minutes
One birth every
23.9 hours
2.26 minutes
One death every
10.7 hours
1.69 minutes
One migration net change every
3.32 days
6.92 minutes
Annual migration change +110 +75,963
Daily growth/decline -1 +105
Annual growth/decline -325 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate -0.83% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 191/197 159/197

Monaco and South Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Monaco
Population

Growth rate
South Korea
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Monaco South Korea Monaco South Korea
1960 21,808 25,012,374 - -
1961 21,901 25,765,673 0.43% 3.01%
1962 22,078 26,513,030 0.81% 2.9%
1963 22,385 27,261,747 1.39% 2.82%
1964 22,686 27,984,155 1.34% 2.65%
1965 22,941 28,704,674 1.12% 2.57%
1966 23,131 29,435,571 0.83% 2.55%
1967 23,230 30,130,983 0.43% 2.36%
1968 23,437 30,838,302 0.89% 2.35%
1969 23,831 31,544,266 1.68% 2.29%
1970 24,229 32,240,827 1.67% 2.21%
1971 24,576 32,882,704 1.43% 1.99%
1972 24,862 33,505,406 1.16% 1.89%
1973 25,072 34,103,149 0.84% 1.78%
1974 25,235 34,692,266 0.65% 1.73%
1975 25,500 35,280,725 1.05% 1.7%
1976 25,895 35,848,523 1.55% 1.61%
1977 26,273 36,411,795 1.46% 1.57%
1978 26,605 36,969,185 1.26% 1.53%
1979 26,892 37,534,236 1.08% 1.53%
1980 27,122 38,123,775 0.86% 1.57%
1981 27,293 38,723,248 0.63% 1.57%
1982 27,561 39,326,352 0.98% 1.56%
1983 27,960 39,910,403 1.45% 1.49%
1984 28,356 40,405,956 1.42% 1.24%
1985 28,731 40,805,744 1.32% 0.99%
1986 29,093 41,213,674 1.26% 1%
1987 29,446 41,621,690 1.21% 0.99%
1988 29,781 42,031,247 1.14% 0.98%
1989 30,084 42,449,038 1.02% 0.99%
1990 30,358 42,869,283 0.91% 0.99%
1991 30,625 43,295,704 0.88% 0.99%
1992 30,887 43,747,962 0.86% 1.04%
1993 31,136 44,194,628 0.81% 1.02%
1994 31,375 44,641,540 0.77% 1.01%
1995 31,609 45,092,991 0.75% 1.01%
1996 31,837 45,524,681 0.72% 0.96%
1997 32,063 45,953,580 0.71% 0.94%
1998 32,267 46,286,503 0.64% 0.72%
1999 32,410 46,616,677 0.44% 0.71%
2000 32,455 47,008,111 0.14% 0.84%
2001 32,447 47,370,164 -0.02% 0.77%
2002 32,422 47,644,736 -0.08% 0.58%
2003 32,374 47,892,330 -0.15% 0.52%
2004 32,307 48,082,519 -0.21% 0.4%
2005 32,210 48,184,561 -0.3% 0.21%
2006 32,057 48,438,292 -0.48% 0.53%
2007 31,837 48,683,638 -0.69% 0.51%
2008 31,836 49,054,708 -0.003% 0.76%
2009 32,364 49,307,835 1.66% 0.52%
2010 33,163 49,554,112 2.47% 0.5%
2011 33,946 49,936,638 2.36% 0.77%
2012 34,711 50,199,853 2.25% 0.53%
2013 35,447 50,428,893 2.12% 0.46%
2014 36,128 50,746,659 1.92% 0.63%
2015 36,757 51,014,947 1.74% 0.53%
2016 37,276 51,217,803 1.41% 0.4%
2017 37,678 51,361,911 1.08% 0.28%
2018 38,154 51,585,058 1.26% 0.43%
2019 38,109 51,764,822 -0.12% 0.35%
2020 38,050 51,836,239 -0.15% 0.14%
2021 38,527 51,769,539 1.25% -0.13%
2022 38,931 51,672,569 1.05% -0.19%
2023 38,956 51,712,619 0.06% 0.08%
2024 38,631 51,751,065 -0.83% 0.07%
2025 38,341 51,700,480 -0.75% -0.1%
2026 38,082 51,633,793 -0.68% -0.13%
2027 37,865 51,552,198 -0.57% -0.16%
2028 37,669 51,456,707 -0.52% -0.19%
2029 37,502 51,347,230 -0.44% -0.21%
2030 37,366 51,221,713 -0.36% -0.24%
2031 37,241 51,081,220 -0.33% -0.27%
2032 37,131 50,924,233 -0.3% -0.31%
2033 37,040 50,747,132 -0.24% -0.35%
2034 36,963 50,549,508 -0.21% -0.39%
2035 36,890 50,333,286 -0.2% -0.43%
2036 36,822 50,098,951 -0.18% -0.47%
2037 36,758 49,845,669 -0.17% -0.51%
2038 36,709 49,573,234 -0.13% -0.55%
2039 36,670 49,283,770 -0.11% -0.58%
2040 36,627 48,980,369 -0.12% -0.62%
2041 36,568 48,661,905 -0.16% -0.65%
2042 36,540 48,331,004 -0.08% -0.68%
2043 36,522 47,990,085 -0.05% -0.71%
2044 36,517 47,634,183 -0.01% -0.74%
2045 36,523 47,263,526 0.02% -0.78%
2046 36,538 46,881,228 0.04% -0.81%
2047 36,572 46,482,133 0.09% -0.85%
2048 36,622 46,063,595 0.14% -0.9%
2049 36,679 45,626,805 0.16% -0.95%
2050 36,756 45,172,356 0.21% -1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Monaco increased by 4,547 people (a 14.1% growth), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Monaco gained 1,584 (a 4.31% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).

Monaco was ranked 192nd most populous country in 2005 and is 191st in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Monaco's population will shrink by 4.13% to 36,756 people and will still be ranked 191st. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Biggest cities by population

Monaco
City Population
Monaco 38.4K
Monte Carlo 15.2K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 2.94M
Daegu 2.38M
Gwangju 1.49M
Daejeon 1.48M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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