Population density

World BankPeriod 2015~2024Retrieved 2026-11-09

Number of people per square kilometer.

2015: 523.5 persons/km² → 2024: 530.2 persons/km² (up 1.3%). Highest: 2020 (531.1 persons/km²).

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Population density · 2015~2024 (unit: persons/km²)
YearPopulation density
2015523.5255
2016525.3701
2017526.7348
2018528.969
2019530.3773
2020531.109
2021530.4256
2022529.4321
2023529.8424
2024530.2363

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Reference (APA 7th)

World Bank. (2026). Population density (people per sq. km of land area) – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST?locations=KR

Source https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST?locations=KR

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