Urban population, per capita in Korea
Korea: Urban population, per capita was 0.8117 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Korea is 0.8117 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Korea peaked at 0.8197 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2769 units per person, in 1960.
Korea ranks 54th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2769 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2845 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2923 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3006 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3096 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3196 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.331 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3456 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3653 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3871 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4071 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4235 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4379 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4515 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4651 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4797 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4957 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.513 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.531 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.549 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5666 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5833 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5995 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6154 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6315 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.648 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6658 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6856 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7059 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7247 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7399 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7516 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.762 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7711 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7786 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.784 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7875 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7899 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7918 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7936 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7958 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7988 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8028 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8071 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.811 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8139 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8157 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8171 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8184 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8192 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8197 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8196 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8191 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8183 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8173 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8164 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8156 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8147 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8138 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8129 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8118 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8116 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8116 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8116 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8117 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8117 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3213 units per person | 0.2769 units per person | 0.3871 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4753 units per person | 0.4071 units per person | 0.549 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6426 units per person | 0.5666 units per person | 0.7247 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.775 units per person | 0.7399 units per person | 0.7936 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.81 units per person | 0.7958 units per person | 0.8192 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8167 units per person | 0.8129 units per person | 0.8197 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8117 units per person | 0.8116 units per person | 0.8118 units per person | 6 |
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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, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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, per capita in Korea?
- Urban population, per capita in Korea was 0.8117 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8197 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2769 units per person in 1960.
- How does Korea rank for urban population, per capita?
- Korea ranks 54th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population 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
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.