# Population density in South Korea

Population density in South Korea was 530.2 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `kr`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/south-korea
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/south-korea.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=kr

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 530.2 |
| 2023 | 529.8 |
| 2022 | 529.4 |
| 2021 | 530.4 |
| 2020 | 531.1 |
| 2019 | 530.4 |
| 2018 | 529 |
| 2017 | 526.7 |
| 2016 | 525.4 |
| 2015 | 523.5 |
| 2014 | 520.9 |
| 2013 | 517.6 |
| 2012 | 515.9 |
| 2011 | 513.8 |
| 2010 | 509.8 |
| 2009 | 508 |
| 2008 | 505.8 |
| 2007 | 502.3 |
| 2006 | 500 |
| 2005 | 497.5 |
| 2004 | 496.6 |
| 2003 | 494.8 |
| 2002 | 492.2 |
| 2001 | 489.7 |
| 2000 | 487.3 |
| 1999 | 483.3 |
| 1998 | 479.9 |
| 1997 | 476.4 |
| 1996 | 472 |
| 1995 | 467.5 |
| 1994 | 462.8 |
| 1993 | 458.2 |
| 1992 | 453.5 |
| 1991 | 448.8 |
| 1990 | 444.4 |
| 1989 | 440.1 |
| 1988 | 435.7 |
| 1987 | 431.5 |
| 1986 | 427.3 |
| 1985 | 423 |
| 1984 | 418.9 |
| 1983 | 413.8 |
| 1982 | 407.7 |
| 1981 | 401.4 |
| 1980 | 395.2 |
| 1979 | 389.1 |
| 1978 | 383.3 |
| 1977 | 377.5 |
| 1976 | 371.6 |
| 1975 | 365.8 |
| 1974 | 359.7 |
| 1973 | 353.5 |
| 1972 | 347.4 |
| 1971 | 340.9 |
| 1970 | 334.2 |
| 1969 | 327 |
| 1968 | 319.7 |
| 1967 | 312.4 |
| 1966 | 305.2 |
| 1965 | 297.6 |
| 1964 | 290.1 |
| 1963 | 282.6 |
| 1962 | 274.9 |
| 1961 | 267.1 |