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KR · KOR

South Korea

Korea, Republic of

Official nameNo data

CapitalSeoul

CurrencyKRW

Languagesko

Calling code82

Internet domain.kr

Time zoneAsia/Seoul

RegionsAsia

Area100,210 km²

Country data

The observed population of South Korea in 2025 was 51,684,564. GDP: 1,872,374,961,553 USD (2025) GDP per capita: 36,227 USD (2025)

Population51,684,564 Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP1,872,374,961,553 USDObserved year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP per capita36,227 USDObserved year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Area100,450 km²Observed year: 2023 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population density514.5 /km²Observed year: 2025 / 2023 · calculated · Calculated from World Bank population and area

Life expectancy83.6 yearsObserved year: 2024 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Urban population81.2 %Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population · Observed year

World Bank · 2006–2025

200648,438,292200748,683,638200849,054,708200949,307,835201049,554,112201149,936,638201250,199,853201350,428,893201450,746,659201551,014,947201651,217,803201751,361,911201851,585,058201951,764,822202051,836,239202151,769,539202251,672,569202351,712,619202451,751,065202551,684,564

Global rankings

Population #29 GDP #13 GDP per capita #46 Area #109 Population density #19 Life expectancy #14 Urban population #54

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Questions

Population · South Korea?

51,684,564 · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP · South Korea?

1,872,374,961,553 USD · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP per capita · South Korea?

36,227 USD · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Data source

World Bank Indicators API v2 · ISO / CLDR / IANA · ISO/CLDR/IANA-derived core + CountryInfo fallback for geography/contact fields; see per-table sources.