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

Korea, Republic of, at 51.75 million against 50.02 million in Uganda as of 2024.

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

1.74 million, with Korea, Republic of ahead.

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

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 Uganda: Population

Korea, Republic of

51.75 million

in 2024

Uganda

50.02 million

in 2024

Korea, Republic of rank

29th

Uganda rank

31st

Population over time

Korea, Republic of
Uganda

How they compare

Korea, Republic of currently reports 51.75 million against 50.02 million in Uganda, a difference of 1.74 million.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Korea, Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Republic of ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 31st of 186 countries.

Korea, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Republic of	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28.32 million	8.76 million	19.56 million	Korea, Republic of
1970s	34.95 million	11.62 million	23.33 million	Korea, Republic of
1980s	40.46 million	14.95 million	25.51 million	Korea, Republic of
1990s	44.82 million	20.36 million	24.46 million	Korea, Republic of
2000s	48.17 million	27.62 million	20.55 million	Korea, Republic of
2010s	50.78 million	37.29 million	13.49 million	Korea, Republic of
2020s	51.75 million	47.27 million	4.48 million	Korea, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Korea, Republic of or Uganda?: Korea, Republic of, at 51.75 million against 50.02 million in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Korea, Republic of and Uganda?: 1.74 million, with Korea, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Uganda?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea, Republic of and Uganda rank globally for population?: Korea, Republic of ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 31st 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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