South Korea statistics

Official statistics for South Korea, with sources: national population, income and prices, economy, plus tables of population, age, income for 17 provinces and metropolitan cities. Every number comes with the location of the original file from the government office or international organization and the date it was fetched.

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National figures

IndicatorValueYearSource
Population51.60 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
People aged 15–3411.94 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Median age46.19 years old2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share of people living in cities81.17 %2025World Bank WDI
Household consumption per 1 person (price-adjusted)28,126 International dollars2025Calculated
GDP per 1 person (price-adjusted)63,125 International dollars2025World Bank WDI
Total household consumption (price-adjusted)1.45 trillion International dollars2025World Bank WDI
Price level of everyday goods (world average =100)121.1 2021World Bank ICP
Inflation (1 year)2.12 %2025World Bank WDI
Economic growth (1 year)1.01 %2025World Bank WDI
Share of people using the internet97.9 %2024UN SDG
Share of people with an account or mobile money96.89 %2024World Bank WDI
International visitors18.94 million people2025Asian Development Bank KIDB
Income inequality (Gini coefficient)32.9 2021World Bank WDI
Unemployment rate2.79 %2025ILO

Figures by province and city (17 provinces and metropolitan cities)

Sorted by population. “―” means there is no figure, or the figure is not published here because its terms of use are unclear.

provinces and metropolitan citiesPopulation
people · 2026		Population per 1km² (population density)
people/km² · 2026		Share of people aged 0–14
% · 2025		Share of people aged 65+
% · 2025		Prosperity: gross household disposable income per 1 person
10,000 won/person per year (nominal) · 2024
Gyeonggi Province13.77 million1,34911.1917.022,791
Seoul9.28 million15,3358.3519.863,222
Busan3.23 million4,1859.3124.462,616
South Gyeongsang3.19 million302.710.5722.172,506
Incheon3.07 million2,86710.6418.162,687
North Gyeongsang2.49 million135.39.3226.122,486
Daegu Metropolitan Subway2.35 million1,56410.221.162,578
South Chungcheong2.14 million259.310.4921.822,561
South Jeolla1.77 million143.39.8527.372,680
North Jeolla1.72 million212.69.5825.372,613
North Chungcheong1.60 million216.210.1421.852,655
Gangwon Province1.51 million89.59.4325.672,524
Daejeon1.44 million2,67310.3418.312,875
Gwangju1.38 million2,76311.1417.952,778
Ulsan1.09 million1,02211.3917.833,112
Jeju Province662,681358.212.2419.042,461
Sejong390,738840.317.211.62,838

Current economy (monthly)

IndicatorLatest valueMonthSource
Business confidence (OECD, 100=long-term average)99.622026-08OECD
Consumer confidence (OECD, 100= long-term average)100.62026-08OECD
Inflation (compared with the same month a year earlier)2.82026-07World Bank
Retail sales volume (year on year)-3.012026-06World Bank
Unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)2.82026-07World Bank

Culture

Religion (2020, Pew Research Center 2025「Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020」): No religion (no particular faith) 48.3%, Christianity 32%, Buddhism 19%, Other religions (Sikhism, Taoism, Shinto, Jainism, Bahá'í, folk religions, etc.) 0.3%, Islam 0.3%

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Source

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