Which has higher population, Korea, Republic of or Spain?

Korea, Republic of, at 51.75 million against 48.81 million in Spain as of 2024.

What is the difference in population between Korea, Republic of and Spain?

2.94 million, with Korea, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Spain?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea, Republic of vs Spain: Population

Korea, Republic of

51.75 million

in 2024

Spain

48.81 million

in 2024

Korea, Republic of rank

29th

Spain rank

32nd

Population over time

Korea, Republic of
Spain

How they compare

Korea, Republic of currently reports 51.75 million against 48.81 million in Spain, a difference of 2.94 million.

That makes Korea, Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Korea, Republic of ranks 29th and Spain ranks 32nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea, Republic of averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Republic of	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28.32 million	31.86 million	3.54 million	Spain
1970s	34.95 million	35.55 million	600,050	Spain
1980s	40.46 million	38.31 million	2.15 million	Korea, Republic of
1990s	44.82 million	39.62 million	5.20 million	Korea, Republic of
2000s	48.17 million	43.36 million	4.81 million	Korea, Republic of
2010s	50.78 million	46.65 million	4.13 million	Korea, Republic of
2020s	51.75 million	47.95 million	3.80 million	Korea, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Korea, Republic of or Spain?: Korea, Republic of, at 51.75 million against 48.81 million in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Korea, Republic of and Spain?: 2.94 million, with Korea, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Spain?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea, Republic of and Spain rank globally for population?: Korea, Republic of ranks 29th and Spain ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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