South Korea South Korea, Urban population

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 42,176,083 24 +53,052 +0.126%
2023 42,123,031 23 +47,608 +0.113%
2022 42,075,423 23 -72,229 -0.171%
2021 42,147,652 21 -54,304 -0.129%
2020 42,201,956 21 +49,861 +0.118%
2019 42,152,095 20 +131,423 +0.313%
2018 42,020,672 20 +159,174 +0.38%
2017 41,861,498 20 +87,234 +0.209%
2016 41,774,264 20 +128,722 +0.309%
2015 41,645,542 20 +181,969 +0.439%
2014 41,463,573 20 +223,329 +0.542%
2013 41,240,244 19 +151,162 +0.368%
2012 41,089,082 19 +179,490 +0.439%
2011 40,909,592 19 +306,935 +0.756%
2010 40,602,657 19 +251,590 +0.624%
2009 40,351,067 19 +257,183 +0.641%
2008 40,093,884 19 +352,943 +0.888%
2007 39,740,941 19 +250,170 +0.633%
2006 39,490,771 19 +295,040 +0.753%
2005 39,195,731 18 +247,929 +0.637%
2004 38,947,802 18 +321,680 +0.833%
2003 38,626,122 18 +367,875 +0.962%
2002 38,258,247 17 +390,538 +1.03%
2001 37,867,709 17 +439,381 +1.17%
2000 37,428,328 17 +422,145 +1.14%
1999 37,006,183 17 +372,730 +1.02%
1998 36,633,453 17 +373,781 +1.03%
1997 36,259,672 17 +449,047 +1.25%
1996 35,810,625 17 +530,320 +1.5%
1995 35,280,305 17 +704,539 +2.04%
1994 34,575,766 17 +702,793 +2.07%
1993 33,872,973 17 +703,268 +2.12%
1992 33,169,705 17 +710,050 +2.19%
1991 32,459,655 17 +803,262 +2.54%
1990 31,656,393 17 +1,030,261 +3.36%
1989 30,626,132 17 +1,040,758 +3.52%
1988 29,585,374 17 +1,048,295 +3.67%
1987 28,537,079 18 +1,056,213 +3.84%
1986 27,480,866 18 +1,007,732 +3.81%
1985 26,473,134 18 +895,760 +3.5%
1984 25,577,374 16 +955,449 +3.88%
1983 24,621,925 17 +1,002,125 +4.24%
1982 23,619,800 17 +1,002,713 +4.43%
1981 22,617,087 17 +993,282 +4.59%
1980 21,623,805 17 +987,107 +4.78%
1979 20,636,698 17 +956,892 +4.86%
1978 19,679,806 18 +936,470 +5%
1977 18,743,336 18 +919,809 +5.16%
1976 17,823,527 18 +877,136 +5.18%
1975 16,946,391 20 +787,080 +4.87%
1974 16,159,311 21 +768,219 +4.99%
1973 15,391,092 21 +751,910 +5.14%
1972 14,639,182 21 +742,622 +5.34%
1971 13,896,560 21 +773,254 +5.89%
1970 13,123,306 21 +898,010 +7.35%
1969 12,225,296 21 +862,615 +7.59%
1968 11,362,681 22 +825,575 +7.83%
1967 10,537,106 22 +721,226 +7.35%
1966 9,815,880 23 +529,631 +5.7%
1965 9,286,249 24 +507,060 +5.78%
1964 8,779,189 25 +489,710 +5.91%
1963 8,289,479 27 +478,475 +6.13%
1962 7,811,004 27 +459,800 +6.25%
1961 7,351,204 27 +420,275 +6.06%
1960 6,930,929 28

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