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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	South Korea	Zimbabwe	South Korea	Zimbabwe
1960	25,012,374	3,809,389	-	-
1961	25,765,673	3,930,401	3.01%	3.18%
1962	26,513,030	4,055,959	2.9%	3.19%
1963	27,261,747	4,185,877	2.82%	3.2%
1964	27,984,155	4,320,006	2.65%	3.2%
1965	28,704,674	4,458,462	2.57%	3.2%
1966	29,435,571	4,601,217	2.55%	3.2%
1967	30,130,983	4,748,307	2.36%	3.2%
1968	30,838,302	4,900,440	2.35%	3.2%
1969	31,544,266	5,058,181	2.29%	3.22%
1970	32,240,827	5,215,918	2.21%	3.12%
1971	32,882,704	5,374,712	1.99%	3.04%
1972	33,505,406	5,542,445	1.89%	3.12%
1973	34,103,149	5,720,404	1.78%	3.21%
1974	34,692,266	5,908,328	1.73%	3.29%
1975	35,280,725	6,098,658	1.7%	3.22%
1976	35,848,523	6,287,105	1.61%	3.09%
1977	36,411,795	6,449,512	1.57%	2.58%
1978	36,969,185	6,543,575	1.53%	1.46%
1979	37,534,236	6,647,556	1.53%	1.59%
1980	38,123,775	7,041,303	1.57%	5.92%
1981	38,723,248	7,498,635	1.57%	6.49%
1982	39,326,352	7,796,496	1.56%	3.97%
1983	39,910,403	8,098,404	1.49%	3.87%
1984	40,405,956	8,391,488	1.24%	3.62%
1985	40,805,744	8,686,813	0.99%	3.52%
1986	41,213,674	8,982,578	1%	3.4%
1987	41,621,690	9,284,644	0.99%	3.36%
1988	42,031,247	9,583,094	0.98%	3.21%
1989	42,449,038	9,864,798	0.99%	2.94%
1990	42,869,283	10,137,281	0.99%	2.76%
1991	43,295,704	10,404,816	0.99%	2.64%
1992	43,747,962	10,702,700	1.04%	2.86%
1993	44,194,628	10,860,288	1.02%	1.47%
1994	44,641,540	10,873,148	1.01%	0.12%
1995	45,092,991	10,974,599	1.01%	0.93%
1996	45,524,681	11,158,360	0.96%	1.67%
1997	45,953,580	11,369,827	0.94%	1.9%
1998	46,286,503	11,594,297	0.72%	1.97%
1999	46,616,677	11,783,458	0.71%	1.63%
2000	47,008,111	11,892,055	0.84%	0.92%
2001	47,370,164	11,971,901	0.77%	0.67%
2002	47,644,736	12,087,653	0.58%	0.97%
2003	47,892,330	12,232,323	0.52%	1.2%
2004	48,082,519	12,365,896	0.4%	1.09%
2005	48,184,561	12,483,432	0.21%	0.95%
2006	48,438,292	12,636,445	0.53%	1.23%
2007	48,683,638	12,804,058	0.51%	1.33%
2008	49,054,708	12,959,149	0.76%	1.21%
2009	49,307,835	13,142,790	0.52%	1.42%
2010	49,554,112	13,356,548	0.5%	1.63%
2011	49,936,638	13,595,424	0.77%	1.79%
2012	50,199,853	13,817,887	0.53%	1.64%
2013	50,428,893	14,013,808	0.46%	1.42%
2014	50,746,659	14,207,359	0.63%	1.38%
2015	51,014,947	14,399,013	0.53%	1.35%
2016	51,217,803	14,600,294	0.4%	1.4%
2017	51,361,911	14,812,482	0.28%	1.45%
2018	51,585,058	15,034,452	0.43%	1.5%
2019	51,764,822	15,271,368	0.35%	1.58%
2020	51,836,239	15,526,888	0.14%	1.67%
2021	51,769,539	15,797,210	-0.13%	1.74%
2022	51,672,569	16,069,056	-0.19%	1.72%
2023	51,712,619	16,340,822	0.08%	1.69%
2024	51,751,065	16,634,373	0.07%	1.8%
2025	51,700,480	16,950,805	-0.1%	1.9%
2026	51,633,793	17,273,591	-0.13%	1.9%
2027	51,552,198	17,600,621	-0.16%	1.89%
2028	51,456,707	17,932,015	-0.19%	1.88%
2029	51,347,230	18,268,967	-0.21%	1.88%
2030	51,221,713	18,610,356	-0.24%	1.87%
2031	51,081,220	18,956,207	-0.27%	1.86%
2032	50,924,233	19,311,368	-0.31%	1.87%
2033	50,747,132	19,675,929	-0.35%	1.89%
2034	50,549,508	20,041,125	-0.39%	1.86%
2035	50,333,286	20,409,159	-0.43%	1.84%
2036	50,098,951	20,778,662	-0.47%	1.81%
2037	49,845,669	21,144,748	-0.51%	1.76%
2038	49,573,234	21,512,919	-0.55%	1.74%
2039	49,283,770	21,881,123	-0.58%	1.71%
2040	48,980,369	22,250,123	-0.62%	1.69%
2041	48,661,905	22,627,428	-0.65%	1.7%
2042	48,331,004	23,000,906	-0.68%	1.65%
2043	47,990,085	23,371,301	-0.71%	1.61%
2044	47,634,183	23,740,630	-0.74%	1.58%
2045	47,263,526	24,102,391	-0.78%	1.52%
2046	46,881,228	24,462,491	-0.81%	1.49%
2047	46,482,133	24,816,449	-0.85%	1.45%
2048	46,063,595	25,168,419	-0.9%	1.42%
2049	45,626,805	25,518,513	-0.95%	1.39%
2050	45,172,356	25,866,397	-1%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of South Korea increased by 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, South Korea gained 685,533 (a 1.34% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

South Korea was ranked 25th most populous country in 2005 and is 31st in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) South Korea's population will shrink by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people with a rank change from 31st to 48th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.