South Korea Rural Population 1960-2024
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- South Korea rural population for 2022 was 9,588,890, a 0.3% decline from 2021.
- South Korea rural population for 2021 was 9,617,303, a 0.18% decline from 2020.
- South Korea rural population for 2020 was 9,634,283, a 0.22% increase from 2019.
- South Korea rural population for 2019 was 9,612,727, a 0.51% increase from 2018.
| South Korea Rural Population - Historical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | % of Total | Change |
| 2022 | 9,588,890 | 18.57 | -0.30% |
| 2021 | 9,617,303 | 18.59 | -0.18% |
| 2020 | 9,634,283 | 18.59 | 0.22% |
| 2019 | 9,612,727 | 18.57 | 0.50% |
| 2018 | 9,564,386 | 18.54 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | 9,500,413 | 18.50 | 0.60% |
| 2016 | 9,443,539 | 18.44 | 0.79% |
| 2015 | 9,369,405 | 18.37 | 0.93% |
| 2014 | 9,283,086 | 18.29 | 1.02% |
| 2013 | 9,188,649 | 18.22 | 0.85% |
| 2012 | 9,110,771 | 18.15 | 0.92% |
| 2011 | 9,027,046 | 18.08 | 0.84% |
| 2010 | 8,951,455 | 18.06 | -0.06% |
| 2009 | 8,956,768 | 18.17 | -0.05% |
| 2008 | 8,960,824 | 18.27 | 0.20% |
| 2007 | 8,942,697 | 18.37 | -0.05% |
| 2006 | 8,947,521 | 18.47 | -0.46% |
| 2005 | 8,988,830 | 18.66 | -1.61% |
| 2004 | 9,134,717 | 19.00 | -1.43% |
| 2003 | 9,266,208 | 19.35 | -1.29% |
| 2002 | 9,386,489 | 19.70 | -1.23% |
| 2001 | 9,502,455 | 20.06 | -0.81% |
| 2000 | 9,579,783 | 20.38 | -0.32% |
| 1999 | 9,610,494 | 20.62 | -0.44% |
| 1998 | 9,653,050 | 20.86 | -0.42% |
| 1997 | 9,693,908 | 21.10 | -0.21% |
| 1996 | 9,714,056 | 21.34 | -1.01% |
| 1995 | 9,812,686 | 21.76 | -2.55% |
| 1994 | 10,065,774 | 22.55 | -2.51% |
| 1993 | 10,321,655 | 23.36 | -2.46% |
| 1992 | 10,578,257 | 24.18 | -2.41% |
| 1991 | 10,836,049 | 25.03 | -3.42% |
| 1990 | 11,212,890 | 26.16 | -5.30% |
| 1989 | 11,822,906 | 27.85 | -5.14% |
| 1988 | 12,445,873 | 29.61 | -5.00% |
| 1987 | 13,084,611 | 31.44 | -4.84% |
| 1986 | 13,732,808 | 33.32 | -4.28% |
| 1985 | 14,332,610 | 35.12 | -3.40% |
| 1984 | 14,828,582 | 36.70 | -3.05% |
| 1983 | 15,288,478 | 38.31 | -2.70% |
| 1982 | 15,706,552 | 39.94 | -2.51% |
| 1981 | 16,106,161 | 41.59 | -2.42% |
| 1980 | 16,499,970 | 43.28 | -2.38% |
| 1979 | 16,897,538 | 45.02 | -2.29% |
| 1978 | 17,289,379 | 46.77 | -2.17% |
| 1977 | 17,668,459 | 48.52 | -2.00% |
| 1976 | 18,024,996 | 50.28 | -1.70% |
| 1975 | 18,334,334 | 51.97 | -1.08% |
| 1974 | 18,532,955 | 53.42 | -0.96% |
| 1973 | 18,712,057 | 54.87 | -0.82% |
| 1972 | 18,866,224 | 56.31 | -0.63% |
| 1971 | 18,986,144 | 57.74 | -0.69% |
| 1970 | 19,117,521 | 59.30 | -1.05% |
| 1969 | 19,318,970 | 61.24 | -0.81% |
| 1968 | 19,475,621 | 63.15 | -0.61% |
| 1967 | 19,593,877 | 65.03 | -0.13% |
| 1966 | 19,619,691 | 66.65 | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 19,418,425 | 67.65 | 1.11% |
| 1964 | 19,204,966 | 68.63 | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 18,972,268 | 69.59 | 1.43% |
| 1962 | 18,702,026 | 70.54 | 1.55% |
| 1961 | 18,414,469 | 71.47 | 1.83% |
| 1960 | 18,081,445 | 72.29 | 0.00% |