South Korea Population Density 1950-2024
Chart and table of South Korea population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of South Korea in 2024 is 515.56 people per square kilometer, a 0.08% decline from 2023.
- The population density of South Korea in 2023 was 515.98 people per square kilometer, a 0.06% decline from 2022.
- The population density of South Korea in 2022 was 516.30 people per square kilometer, a 0.03% decline from 2021.
- The population density of South Korea in 2021 was 516.44 people per square kilometer, a 0.03% decline from 2020.
| South Korea - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2024 | 515.56 | -0.08% |
| 2023 | 515.98 | -0.06% |
| 2022 | 516.30 | -0.03% |
| 2021 | 516.44 | -0.03% |
| 2020 | 516.59 | 0.08% |
| 2019 | 516.18 | 0.25% |
| 2018 | 514.92 | 0.32% |
| 2017 | 513.27 | 0.39% |
| 2016 | 511.26 | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 508.11 | 0.86% |
| 2014 | 503.77 | 0.92% |
| 2013 | 499.19 | 0.93% |
| 2012 | 494.56 | 0.94% |
| 2011 | 489.94 | 0.73% |
| 2010 | 486.38 | 0.46% |
| 2009 | 484.14 | 0.39% |
| 2008 | 482.25 | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 480.48 | 0.36% |
| 2006 | 478.77 | 0.33% |
| 2005 | 477.18 | 0.34% |
| 2004 | 475.56 | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 473.69 | 0.46% |
| 2002 | 471.51 | 0.54% |
| 2001 | 468.96 | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 466.21 | 0.58% |
| 1999 | 463.54 | 0.58% |
| 1998 | 460.84 | 0.63% |
| 1997 | 457.98 | 0.66% |
| 1996 | 454.96 | 0.59% |
| 1995 | 452.31 | 0.50% |
| 1994 | 450.04 | 0.52% |
| 1993 | 447.72 | 0.51% |
| 1992 | 445.43 | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 443.28 | 0.83% |
| 1990 | 439.62 | 1.27% |
| 1989 | 434.11 | 1.35% |
| 1988 | 428.34 | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 422.53 | 1.43% |
| 1986 | 416.59 | 1.40% |
| 1985 | 410.85 | 1.40% |
| 1984 | 405.18 | 1.52% |
| 1983 | 399.10 | 1.65% |
| 1982 | 392.62 | 1.73% |
| 1981 | 385.93 | 1.47% |
| 1980 | 380.34 | 1.15% |
| 1979 | 376.03 | 1.09% |
| 1978 | 371.96 | 1.13% |
| 1977 | 367.79 | 1.25% |
| 1976 | 363.26 | 1.46% |
| 1975 | 358.02 | 1.73% |
| 1974 | 351.93 | 1.90% |
| 1973 | 345.35 | 2.01% |
| 1972 | 338.55 | 2.07% |
| 1971 | 331.69 | 2.11% |
| 1970 | 324.84 | 2.16% |
| 1969 | 317.98 | 2.19% |
| 1968 | 311.18 | 2.26% |
| 1967 | 304.31 | 2.35% |
| 1966 | 297.31 | 2.26% |
| 1965 | 290.75 | 2.18% |
| 1964 | 284.53 | 2.33% |
| 1963 | 278.06 | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 271.37 | 2.57% |
| 1961 | 264.57 | 2.85% |
| 1960 | 257.25 | 3.12% |
| 1959 | 249.46 | 3.21% |
| 1958 | 241.70 | 3.25% |
| 1957 | 234.10 | 3.21% |
| 1956 | 226.82 | 3.12% |
| 1955 | 219.96 | 3.00% |
| 1954 | 213.56 | 2.73% |
| 1953 | 207.88 | 2.30% |
| 1952 | 203.20 | 1.37% |
| 1951 | 200.45 | 0.06% |
| 1950 | 200.32 | 0.00% |