Urban and rural population share

World BankPeriod 2016~2025Retrieved 2026-11-09

Shares of people living in urban and rural areas.

2016: 81.56% → 2025: 81.17% (down 0.38 pp). Highest: 2016 (81.56%).

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Urban and rural population share · 2016~2025 (unit: %)
YearUrbanRural
201681.555918.4441
201781.47118.529
201881.382418.6176
201981.290118.7099
202081.17618.824
202181.161718.8383
202281.162518.8375
202381.164618.8354
202481.168318.8317
202581.17418.826

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Reference (APA 7th)

World Bank. (2026). Urban population (% of total population); Rural population (% of total population) – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=KR

Source https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=KR

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