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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	South Korea	Tunisia	South Korea	Tunisia
1960	25,012,374	4,267,288	-	-
1961	25,765,673	4,316,278	3.01%	1.15%
1962	26,513,030	4,369,136	2.9%	1.22%
1963	27,261,747	4,427,131	2.82%	1.33%
1964	27,984,155	4,489,869	2.65%	1.42%
1965	28,704,674	4,561,385	2.57%	1.59%
1966	29,435,571	4,652,287	2.55%	1.99%
1967	30,130,983	4,760,970	2.36%	2.34%
1968	30,838,302	4,879,899	2.35%	2.5%
1969	31,544,266	5,004,697	2.29%	2.56%
1970	32,240,827	5,131,396	2.21%	2.53%
1971	32,882,704	5,261,658	1.99%	2.54%
1972	33,505,406	5,396,557	1.89%	2.56%
1973	34,103,149	5,537,242	1.78%	2.61%
1974	34,692,266	5,684,674	1.73%	2.66%
1975	35,280,725	5,839,262	1.7%	2.72%
1976	35,848,523	5,996,994	1.61%	2.7%
1977	36,411,795	6,155,931	1.57%	2.65%
1978	36,969,185	6,309,390	1.53%	2.49%
1979	37,534,236	6,456,419	1.53%	2.33%
1980	38,123,775	6,606,195	1.57%	2.32%
1981	38,723,248	6,758,284	1.57%	2.3%
1982	39,326,352	6,908,642	1.56%	2.22%
1983	39,910,403	7,053,800	1.49%	2.1%
1984	40,405,956	7,220,044	1.24%	2.36%
1985	40,805,744	7,409,903	0.99%	2.63%
1986	41,213,674	7,600,301	1%	2.57%
1987	41,621,690	7,789,987	0.99%	2.5%
1988	42,031,247	7,974,440	0.98%	2.37%
1989	42,449,038	8,151,660	0.99%	2.22%
1990	42,869,283	8,324,509	0.99%	2.12%
1991	43,295,704	8,501,827	0.99%	2.13%
1992	43,747,962	8,682,512	1.04%	2.13%
1993	44,194,628	8,857,910	1.02%	2.02%
1994	44,641,540	9,018,448	1.01%	1.81%
1995	45,092,991	9,161,258	1.01%	1.58%
1996	45,524,681	9,294,432	0.96%	1.45%
1997	45,953,580	9,421,270	0.94%	1.36%
1998	46,286,503	9,541,667	0.72%	1.28%
1999	46,616,677	9,655,963	0.71%	1.2%
2000	47,008,111	9,764,935	0.84%	1.13%
2001	47,370,164	9,869,677	0.77%	1.07%
2002	47,644,736	9,971,515	0.58%	1.03%
2003	47,892,330	10,071,632	0.52%	1%
2004	48,082,519	10,166,163	0.4%	0.94%
2005	48,184,561	10,255,472	0.21%	0.88%
2006	48,438,292	10,346,410	0.53%	0.89%
2007	48,683,638	10,441,702	0.51%	0.92%
2008	49,054,708	10,542,635	0.76%	0.97%
2009	49,307,835	10,650,681	0.52%	1.02%
2010	49,554,112	10,765,980	0.5%	1.08%
2011	49,936,638	10,886,035	0.77%	1.12%
2012	50,199,853	11,009,647	0.53%	1.14%
2013	50,428,893	11,141,361	0.46%	1.2%
2014	50,746,659	11,274,288	0.63%	1.19%
2015	51,014,947	11,402,264	0.53%	1.14%
2016	51,217,803	11,528,674	0.4%	1.11%
2017	51,361,911	11,650,498	0.28%	1.06%
2018	51,585,058	11,765,514	0.43%	0.99%
2019	51,764,822	11,875,081	0.35%	0.93%
2020	51,836,239	11,974,057	0.14%	0.83%
2021	51,769,539	12,048,622	-0.13%	0.62%
2022	51,672,569	12,119,334	-0.19%	0.59%
2023	51,712,619	12,200,431	0.08%	0.67%
2024	51,751,065	12,277,109	0.07%	0.63%
2025	51,700,480	12,348,580	-0.1%	0.58%
2026	51,633,793	12,415,147	-0.13%	0.54%
2027	51,552,198	12,476,105	-0.16%	0.49%
2028	51,456,707	12,531,994	-0.19%	0.45%
2029	51,347,230	12,582,709	-0.21%	0.4%
2030	51,221,713	12,628,154	-0.24%	0.36%
2031	51,081,220	12,669,925	-0.27%	0.33%
2032	50,924,233	12,709,155	-0.31%	0.31%
2033	50,747,132	12,746,538	-0.35%	0.29%
2034	50,549,508	12,781,017	-0.39%	0.27%
2035	50,333,286	12,812,275	-0.43%	0.24%
2036	50,098,951	12,842,495	-0.47%	0.24%
2037	49,845,669	12,872,063	-0.51%	0.23%
2038	49,573,234	12,900,190	-0.55%	0.22%
2039	49,283,770	12,927,314	-0.58%	0.21%
2040	48,980,369	12,953,871	-0.62%	0.21%
2041	48,661,905	12,979,696	-0.65%	0.2%
2042	48,331,004	13,005,242	-0.68%	0.2%
2043	47,990,085	13,030,307	-0.71%	0.19%
2044	47,634,183	13,054,103	-0.74%	0.18%
2045	47,263,526	13,076,097	-0.78%	0.17%
2046	46,881,228	13,095,748	-0.81%	0.15%
2047	46,482,133	13,113,228	-0.85%	0.13%
2048	46,063,595	13,127,662	-0.9%	0.11%
2049	45,626,805	13,138,151	-0.95%	0.08%
2050	45,172,356	13,145,144	-1%	0.05%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of South Korea increased by 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, South Korea gained 415,990 (a 0.81% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 887,139 (a 7.7% growth).

South Korea was ranked 25th most populous country in 2006 and is 31st in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) South Korea's population will shrink by 12.5% to 45,172,356 people with a rank change from 31st to 48th. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.87% to 13,145,144 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.