Deaths in South Korea
Deaths in South Korea was 345,502 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 11.6% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in South Korea, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 345,502 Estimated |
| 2022 | 390,625 Estimated |
| 2021 | 328,052 Estimated |
| 2020 | 317,301 Estimated |
| 2019 | 307,997 Estimated |
| 2018 | 302,790 Estimated |
| 2017 | 288,803 Estimated |
| 2016 | 283,904 Estimated |
| 2015 | 278,964 Estimated |
| 2014 | 268,255 Estimated |
| 2013 | 267,513 Estimated |
| 2012 | 267,039 Estimated |
| 2011 | 256,249 Estimated |
| 2010 | 254,109 Estimated |
| 2009 | 244,868 Estimated |
| 2008 | 245,168 Estimated |
| 2007 | 245,910 Estimated |
| 2006 | 242,709 Estimated |
| 2005 | 244,403 Estimated |
| 2004 | 244,365 Estimated |
| 2003 | 243,513 Estimated |
| 2002 | 238,260 Estimated |
| 2001 | 234,534 Estimated |
| 2000 | 239,373 Estimated |
| 1999 | 242,813 Estimated |
| 1998 | 245,301 Estimated |
| 1997 | 246,809 Estimated |
| 1996 | 248,261 Estimated |
| 1995 | 252,294 Estimated |
| 1994 | 252,682 Estimated |
| 1993 | 245,924 Estimated |
| 1992 | 248,496 Estimated |
| 1991 | 254,828 Estimated |
| 1990 | 252,318 Estimated |
| 1989 | 248,052 Estimated |
| 1988 | 248,150 Estimated |
| 1987 | 254,590 Estimated |
| 1986 | 250,397 Estimated |
| 1985 | 252,680 Estimated |
| 1984 | 249,618 Estimated |
| 1983 | 267,484 Estimated |
| 1982 | 253,202 Estimated |
| 1981 | 243,913 Estimated |
| 1980 | 278,898 Estimated |
| 1979 | 249,629 Estimated |
| 1978 | 263,169 Estimated |
| 1977 | 264,507 Estimated |
| 1976 | 252,496 Estimated |
| 1975 | 252,398 Estimated |
| 1974 | 253,200 Estimated |
| 1973 | 254,440 Estimated |
| 1972 | 256,711 Estimated |
| 1971 | 259,117 Estimated |
| 1970 | 260,575 Estimated |
| 1969 | 264,694 Estimated |
| 1968 | 266,460 Estimated |
| 1967 | 260,965 Estimated |
| 1966 | 346,334 Estimated |
| 1965 | 334,413 Estimated |
| 1964 | 337,758 Estimated |
| 1963 | 338,798 Estimated |
| 1962 | 332,766 Estimated |
| 1961 | 335,992 Estimated |
| 1960 | 338,650 Estimated |
| 1959 | 341,562 Estimated |
| 1958 | 347,167 Estimated |
| 1957 | 339,825 Estimated |
| 1956 | 347,712 Estimated |
| 1955 | 363,086 Estimated |
| 1954 | 385,241 Estimated |
| 1953 | 458,268 Estimated |
| 1952 | 516,717 Estimated |
| 1951 | 754,519 Estimated |
| 1950 | 931,034 Estimated |
South Korea compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 200K
- 200K to 300K
- 300K and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, South Korea, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, South Korea, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/south-korea. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, South Korea, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/south-korea.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, South Korea, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/south-korea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_south_korea_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, South Korea, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/south-korea. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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Deaths in South Korea was 345,502 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 11.6% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
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931,034 in 1950, the highest value since 1950 in this series.