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Urban population share in South Korea

Urban population share in South Korea was 81.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 54th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202581.2%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank54th of 215Countries ranked
Series high822010
Series low27.71960

Urban population share in South Korea, 1960 to 2025

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20406080100196019701980199020002010202020251960: 27.7 %1961: 28.4 %1962: 29.2 %1963: 30.1 %1964: 31 %1965: 32 %1966: 33.1 %1967: 34.6 %1968: 36.5 %1969: 38.7 %1970: 40.7 %1971: 42.3 %1972: 43.8 %1973: 45.1 %1974: 46.5 %1975: 48 %1976: 49.6 %1977: 51.3 %1978: 53.1 %1979: 54.9 %1980: 56.7 %1981: 58.3 %1982: 60 %1983: 61.5 %1984: 63.1 %1985: 64.8 %1986: 66.6 %1987: 68.6 %1988: 70.6 %1989: 72.5 %1990: 74 %1991: 75.2 %1992: 76.2 %1993: 77.1 %1994: 77.9 %1995: 78.4 %1996: 78.8 %1997: 79 %1998: 79.2 %1999: 79.4 %2000: 79.6 %2001: 79.9 %2002: 80.3 %2003: 80.7 %2004: 81.1 %2005: 81.4 %2006: 81.6 %2007: 81.7 %2008: 81.8 %2009: 81.9 %2010: 82 %2011: 82 %2012: 81.9 %2013: 81.8 %2014: 81.7 %2015: 81.6 %2016: 81.6 %2017: 81.5 %2018: 81.4 %2019: 81.3 %2020: 81.2 %2021: 81.2 %2022: 81.2 %2023: 81.2 %2024: 81.2 %2025: 81.2 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202581.2
202481.2
202381.2
202281.2
202181.2
202081.2
201981.3
201881.4
201781.5
201681.6
201581.6
201481.7
201381.8
201281.9
201182
201082
200981.9
200881.8
200781.7
200681.6
200581.4
200481.1
200380.7
200280.3
200179.9
200079.6
199979.4
199879.2
199779
199678.8
199578.4
199477.9
199377.1
199276.2
199175.2
199074
198972.5
198870.6
198768.6
198666.6
198564.8
198463.1
198361.5
198260
198158.3
198056.7
197954.9
197853.1
197751.3
197649.6
197548
197446.5
197345.1
197243.8
197142.3
197040.7
196938.7
196836.5
196734.6
196633.1
196532
196431
196330.1
196229.2
196128.4
196027.7

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in South Korea?

Urban population share in South Korea was 81.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 54th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in South Korea?

82% in 2010, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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