South Korea Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of South Korea population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of South Korea in 2020 is 510.96 people per square kilometer, a 0.09% increase from 2019.
- The population density of South Korea in 2019 was 510.52 people per square kilometer, a 0.1% increase from 2018.
- The population density of South Korea in 2018 was 509.99 people per square kilometer, a 0.15% increase from 2017.
- The population density of South Korea in 2017 was 509.24 people per square kilometer, a 0.22% increase from 2016.
| South Korea - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 510.96 | 0.09% |
| 2019 | 510.52 | 0.10% |
| 2018 | 509.99 | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 509.24 | 0.22% |
| 2016 | 508.11 | 0.32% |
| 2015 | 506.51 | 0.43% |
| 2014 | 504.37 | 0.52% |
| 2013 | 501.76 | 0.57% |
| 2012 | 498.92 | 0.55% |
| 2011 | 496.18 | 0.49% |
| 2010 | 493.78 | 0.40% |
| 2009 | 491.81 | 0.34% |
| 2008 | 490.16 | 0.30% |
| 2007 | 488.69 | 0.32% |
| 2006 | 487.15 | 0.37% |
| 2005 | 485.37 | 0.43% |
| 2004 | 483.30 | 0.48% |
| 2003 | 480.98 | 0.54% |
| 2002 | 478.37 | 0.61% |
| 2001 | 475.45 | 0.69% |
| 2000 | 472.19 | 0.77% |
| 1999 | 468.58 | 0.85% |
| 1998 | 464.63 | 0.92% |
| 1997 | 460.40 | 0.97% |
| 1996 | 455.96 | 1.01% |
| 1995 | 451.39 | 1.05% |
| 1994 | 446.69 | 1.09% |
| 1993 | 441.85 | 1.11% |
| 1992 | 437.00 | 1.10% |
| 1991 | 432.27 | 1.06% |
| 1990 | 427.73 | 1.01% |
| 1989 | 423.48 | 0.96% |
| 1988 | 419.44 | 0.96% |
| 1987 | 415.46 | 1.02% |
| 1986 | 411.26 | 1.13% |
| 1985 | 406.67 | 1.26% |
| 1984 | 401.60 | 1.38% |
| 1983 | 396.14 | 1.46% |
| 1982 | 390.43 | 1.48% |
| 1981 | 384.72 | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 379.17 | 1.42% |
| 1979 | 373.85 | 1.40% |
| 1978 | 368.67 | 1.42% |
| 1977 | 363.52 | 1.48% |
| 1976 | 358.21 | 1.59% |
| 1975 | 352.59 | 1.72% |
| 1974 | 346.63 | 1.84% |
| 1973 | 340.39 | 1.93% |
| 1972 | 333.93 | 2.00% |
| 1971 | 327.40 | 2.03% |
| 1970 | 320.87 | 2.07% |
| 1969 | 314.37 | 2.11% |
| 1968 | 307.88 | 2.17% |
| 1967 | 301.35 | 2.25% |
| 1966 | 294.73 | 2.34% |
| 1965 | 287.98 | 2.43% |
| 1964 | 281.14 | 2.52% |
| 1963 | 274.25 | 2.63% |
| 1962 | 267.21 | 2.79% |
| 1961 | 259.96 | 2.98% |
| 1960 | 252.44 | 3.16% |
| 1959 | 244.70 | 3.31% |
| 1958 | 236.85 | 3.40% |
| 1957 | 229.06 | 3.40% |
| 1956 | 221.52 | 3.31% |
| 1955 | 214.42 | 3.12% |
| 1954 | 207.94 | 2.81% |
| 1953 | 202.25 | 2.40% |
| 1952 | 197.51 | 1.88% |
| 1951 | 193.87 | 1.26% |
| 1950 | 191.46 | 0.00% |
