Population density in South Korea in 2023 — 529.8 per km². Ranked 23 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 98.4%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 529.8 | +0.4 | +0.08% |
| 2022 | 529.4 | −1 | −0.19% |
| 2021 | 530.4 | −0.7 | −0.13% |
| 2020 | 531.1 | +0.7 | +0.14% |
| 2019 | 530.4 | +1.4 | +0.27% |
| 2018 | 529 | +2.2 | +0.42% |
| 2017 | 526.7 | +1.4 | +0.26% |
| 2016 | 525.4 | +1.8 | +0.35% |
| 2015 | 523.5 | +2.7 | +0.51% |
| 2014 | 520.9 | +3.2 | +0.63% |
| 2013 | 517.6 | +1.7 | +0.34% |
| 2012 | 515.9 | +2.1 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 513.8 | +4 | +0.78% |
| 2010 | 509.8 | +1.8 | +0.35% |
| 2009 | 508 | +2.2 | +0.44% |
| 2008 | 505.8 | +3.5 | +0.69% |
| 2007 | 502.3 | +2.3 | +0.47% |
| 2006 | 500 | +2.5 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 497.5 | +0.9 | +0.18% |
| 2004 | 496.6 | +1.9 | +0.38% |
| 2003 | 494.8 | +2.5 | +0.51% |
| 2002 | 492.2 | +2.6 | +0.53% |
| 2001 | 489.7 | +2.3 | +0.48% |
| 2000 | 487.3 | +4.1 | +0.84% |
| 1999 | 483.3 | +3.4 | +0.71% |
| 1998 | 479.9 | +3.5 | +0.72% |
| 1997 | 476.4 | +4.4 | +0.94% |
| 1996 | 472 | +4.5 | +0.96% |
| 1995 | 467.5 | +4.7 | +1.01% |
| 1994 | 462.8 | +4.6 | +1.01% |
| 1993 | 458.2 | +4.6 | +1.02% |
| 1992 | 453.5 | +4.7 | +1.04% |
| 1991 | 448.8 | +4.4 | +0.99% |
| 1990 | 444.4 | +4.4 | +0.99% |
| 1989 | 440.1 | +4.3 | +0.99% |
| 1988 | 435.7 | +4.2 | +0.98% |
| 1987 | 431.5 | +4.2 | +0.99% |
| 1986 | 427.3 | +4.2 | +1% |
| 1985 | 423 | +4.1 | +0.99% |
| 1984 | 418.9 | +5.1 | +1.24% |
| 1983 | 413.8 | +6.1 | +1.49% |
| 1982 | 407.7 | +6.3 | +1.56% |
| 1981 | 401.4 | +6.2 | +1.57% |
| 1980 | 395.2 | +6.1 | +1.57% |
| 1979 | 389.1 | +5.9 | +1.53% |
| 1978 | 383.3 | +5.8 | +1.53% |
| 1977 | 377.5 | +5.8 | +1.57% |
| 1976 | 371.6 | +5.9 | +1.61% |
| 1975 | 365.8 | +6.1 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 359.7 | +6.1 | +1.73% |
| 1973 | 353.5 | +6.2 | +1.78% |
| 1972 | 347.4 | +6.5 | +1.89% |
| 1971 | 340.9 | +6.7 | +1.99% |
| 1970 | 334.2 | +7.2 | +2.21% |
| 1969 | 327 | +7.3 | +2.29% |
| 1968 | 319.7 | +7.3 | +2.35% |
| 1967 | 312.4 | +7.2 | +2.36% |
| 1966 | 305.2 | +7.6 | +2.55% |
| 1965 | 297.6 | +7.5 | +2.57% |
| 1964 | 290.1 | +7.5 | +2.65% |
| 1963 | 282.6 | +7.8 | +2.82% |
| 1962 | 274.9 | +7.7 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 267.1 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Macao
20,569.7
Hong Kong
7,177.2
South Korea
529.8
Japan
341.5
North Korea
219.4
China
150.3
Mongolia
2.2
Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.