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Population in South Korea
51 269 830
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in South Korea is 51 269 830 people, including children under the age of 6 - 5 197 479 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 5 979 344 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 6 222 876 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 21 975 531 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 9 638 728 people, and the centenarians in South Korea over 80 years old - 2 255 873 people.
Population size in South Korea by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 5 197 479 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 5 979 344 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 6 222 876 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 21 975 531 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 9 638 728 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 2 255 873 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in South Korea
Total in South Korea permanent residents 24 686 423 men (48.15%) and 26 583 407 women (51.85%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 599 618 / 6.2% | 1 279 695 / 5.5% | 48% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 599 618 / 6.2% | 1 255 086 / 5.4% | 47.8% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 427 352 / 5.5% | 1 132 038 / 4.9% | 47.8% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 205 866 / 4.6% | 984 381 / 4.3% | 48.3% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 427 352 / 5.5% | 1 181 257 / 5.1% | 49.3% |
| 25 - 29 | 2 116 418 / 8.3% | 1 771 886 / 7.5% | 49.2% |
| 30 - 34 | 2 067 199 / 8.1% | 1 771 886 / 7.5% | 49.7% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 894 933 / 7.4% | 1 722 667 / 7.3% | 51.4% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 747 276 / 6.8% | 1 624 229 / 6.9% | 51.8% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 599 618 / 6.2% | 1 501 181 / 6.4% | 52.1% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 821 104 / 7.1% | 1 821 105 / 7.7% | 53.9% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 919 542 / 7.5% | 2 091 809 / 8.8% | 55.8% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 599 618 / 6.2% | 1 870 324 / 7.9% | 57.6% |
| 65 - 69 | 1 107 428 / 4.2% | 1 476 571 / 6.3% | 60.7% |
| 70 - 74 | 467 581 / 1.6% | 787 505 / 3.5% | 66.1% |
| 75 - 79 | 590 628 / 2.1% | 1 230 476 / 5.3% | 70.3% |
| 80+ | 418 362 / 1.4% | 1 107 429 / 4.8% | 75.5% |
Education level
Education level of residents in South Korea: have higher education 22.8% (11 689 521 people), incomplete higher education — 2.8% (1 435 555 people), secondary vocational — 35.8% (18 354 599 people), 11 classes — 15.8% (8 100 633 people), 9 classes — 8.8% (4 511 745 people), 5 classes — 8.1% (4 152 856 people), have no education — 0.5% (256 349 people), illiterate — 0.5% (256 349 people).
| Higher education | 11 689 521 / 22.8% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 435 555 / 2.8% |
| Secondary vocational | 18 354 599 / 35.8% |
| Elementary school | 8 100 633 / 15.8% |
| Middle school | 4 511 745 / 8.8% |
| High school | 4 152 856 / 8.1% |
| Without education | 256 349 / 0.5% |
| Illiterate | 256 349 / 0.5% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in South Korea
Total in South Korea the number of officially employed population is 33 991 897 people (66.3%), pensioners 13 842 854 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 896 984 people (3.7%).
| Employed population | 33 991 897 / 66.3% |
| Unemployed | 1 896 984 / 3.7% |
| Pensioners | 13 842 854 / 27% |
Disability
Total in South Korea have a disability 4 680 935 people, what constitutes 9.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 702 397 (1.37.%), disabled of the group II are 1 855 968 (3.62.%), disabled of the group III are 1 779 063 (3.47.%), disabled children 343 508 (0.67.%).
| Total disabled | 4 680 935 / 9.13% |
| Disabled of the group I | 702 397 / 1.37% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 855 968 / 3.62% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 779 063 / 3.47% |
| Disabled children | 343 508 / 0.67% |