South Korea: Population growth, percent, 1961 - 2020:
For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 1961 to 2020. The average value for South Korea during that period was 1.21 percent with a minimum of 0.14 percent in 2020 and a maximum of 2.97 percent in 1961.
The latest value from 2020 is 0.14 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 195
countries is 1.21 percent.
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Definition: Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.