Urban population, annual growth rate in Korea
Korea: Urban population, annual growth rate was -0.1214 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Korea, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Korea recorded -0.1214 % change on previous year for urban population, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 254.0% on the previous year and down 129.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Korea peaked at 8.38 % change on previous year in 1969 and was at its lowest, -0.1864 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Korea 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 5.72 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.72 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 5.91 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 6.2 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 6.86 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 8.19 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 1969 | 8.38 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 7.49 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 6.1 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 1972 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.88 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 5.01 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 5.08 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 4.58 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 3.78 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 4 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9659 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9438 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8905 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5654 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7443 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6859 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.914 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6257 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5535 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7632 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4625 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3558 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5128 % change on previous year | +44.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4154 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2951 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1769 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.325 % change on previous year | +83.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2349 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 2020 | -0.0026 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 2021 | -0.1464 % change on previous year | +5500.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1864 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0801 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0789 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2025 | -0.1214 % change on previous year | -254.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -5500.2% | -0.0026 % change on previous year | -0.1464 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | -254.0% | 0.0789 % change on previous year | -0.1214 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +143.0% | -0.1864 % change on previous year | 0.0801 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -101.1% | 0.2349 % change on previous year | -0.0026 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +83.7% | 0.1769 % change on previous year | 0.325 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.51 % change on previous year | 5.72 % change on previous year | 8.38 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.37 % change on previous year | 4.8 % change on previous year | 7.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.09 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 % change on previous year | 0.9438 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8831 % change on previous year | 0.5654 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4095 % change on previous year | 0.1769 % change on previous year | 0.7632 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0496 % change on previous year | -0.1864 % change on previous year | 0.0801 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 190 Palau -0.0856 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Isle of Man -0.1025 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Mauritius -0.1105 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Bermuda -0.1253 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Poland -0.1469 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Slovakia -0.1481 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1285 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Korea?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Korea was -0.1214 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 % change on previous year in 1969.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1864 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Korea rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Korea ranks 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 129.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.