Korea - Population Density 2013
517.6
+1.7 from 2012
Korea's population density was 517.6 in 2013, increased +1.7 from 515.9 in 2012. This was the 195th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2013▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greenland | 0.1 | -0.6% |
| 2nd | Mongolia | 1.9 | 2.1% |
| 3rd | Namibia | 2.7 | 2.6% |
| 4th | Australia | 3.0 | 1.7% |
| 5th | Iceland | 3.2 | 1.0% |
| 6th | Suriname | 3.5 | 1.1% |
| 7th | Libya | 3.6 | 2.0% |
| 8th | Mauritania | 3.6 | 3.2% |
| 9th | Botswana | 3.8 | 1.5% |
| 10th | Guyana | 3.8 | 0.5% |
| 11th | Canada | 3.9 | 1.1% |
| 12th | Kazakhstan | 6.5 | 1.4% |
| 13th | Gabon | 7.4 | 3.6% |
| 14th | Central African Republic | 7.5 | 0.7% |
| 15th | Russian Federation | 8.8 | 0.3% |
| 16th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.9 | 1.6% |
| 17th | Chad | 10.9 | 3.6% |
| 18th | Oman | 12.4 | 8.1% |
| 19th | Turkmenistan | 12.6 | 2.3% |
| 20th | Saudi Arabia | 12.9 | 5.6% |
| 21st | Norway | 13.9 | 1.3% |
| 22nd | Congo, Republic of | 14.2 | 2.5% |
| 23rd | Mali | 14.3 | 3.0% |
| 24th | Niger | 14.6 | 3.8% |
| 25th | Belize | 15.0 | 2.2% |
| 26th | Paraguay | 15.1 | 1.4% |
| 27th | New Caledonia | 15.1 | 1.9% |
| 28th | Argentina | 15.6 | 1.0% |
| 29th | Algeria | 16.1 | 2.0% |
| 30th | New Zealand | 16.9 | 0.8% |
| 31st | South Sudan | 17.7 | 3.8% |
| 32nd | Finland | 17.9 | 0.5% |
| 33rd | Papua New Guinea | 18.3 | 2.7% |
| 34th | Bhutan | 19.0 | 1.1% |
| 35th | Uruguay | 19.1 | 0.3% |
| 36th | Sudan | 20.2 | 2.3% |
| 37th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 20.5 | 3.3% |
| 38th | Zambia | 20.7 | 3.3% |
| 39th | Vanuatu | 20.9 | 2.2% |
| 40th | Angola | 21.0 | 3.9% |
| 41st | Solomon Islands | 21.3 | 3.7% |
| 42nd | Peru | 23.3 | 0.9% |
| 43rd | Sweden | 23.6 | 0.9% |
| 44th | Brazil | 23.7 | 0.8% |
| 45th | Chile | 23.8 | 1.0% |
| 46th | Eritrea | 25.4 | 1.3% |
| 47th | Lao PDR | 28.6 | 1.4% |
| 48th | Kyrgyz Republic | 30.1 | 2.2% |
| 49th | Estonia | 30.3 | -2.8% |
| 50th | Mozambique | 31.9 | 2.9% |
| 51st | Latvia | 32.3 | -1.1% |
| 52nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 33.4 | 3.5% |
| 53rd | Faroe Islands | 34.6 | -0.1% |
| 54th | United States | 34.6 | 0.8% |
| 55th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 35.4 | 4.7% |
| 56th | Zimbabwe | 36.2 | 1.4% |
| 57th | Bahamas, The | 37.9 | 0.9% |
| 58th | Palau | 38.4 | -0.7% |
| 59th | Madagascar | 41.4 | 2.8% |
| 60th | Colombia | 41.6 | 1.0% |
| 61st | Djibouti | 42.5 | 1.9% |
| 62nd | South Africa | 45.1 | 1.7% |
| 63rd | Cameroon | 45.3 | 2.8% |
| 64th | Guinea | 45.5 | 2.5% |
| 65th | Montenegro | 46.3 | 0.2% |
| 66th | Liberia | 46.4 | 2.2% |
| 67th | Belarus | 46.5 | 0.0% |
| 68th | Lithuania | 47.2 | -0.9% |
| 69th | Equatorial Guinea | 48.0 | 4.1% |
| 70th | Afghanistan | 48.5 | 3.5% |
| 71st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 49.4 | 1.3% |
| 72nd | Nicaragua | 49.7 | 1.4% |
| 73rd | Fiji | 50.2 | 0.2% |
| 74th | Panama | 51.5 | 1.8% |
| 75th | Tanzania | 55.1 | 3.1% |
| 76th | Yemen, Republic of | 55.5 | 3.1% |
| 77th | Tajikistan | 58.7 | 2.5% |
| 78th | Guinea-Bissau | 60.3 | 2.7% |
| 79th | Mexico | 60.9 | 1.3% |
| 80th | Ecuador | 63.6 | 1.5% |
| 81st | Burkina Faso | 64.7 | 3.0% |
| 82nd | Georgia | 65.0 | -0.3% |
| 83rd | Eswatini | 65.7 | 0.5% |
| 84th | Bulgaria | 66.0 | -2.0% |
| 85th | Ireland | 67.1 | 0.5% |
| 86th | Lesotho | 67.7 | 1.1% |
| 87th | Uzbekistan | 68.2 | 1.6% |
| 88th | Samoa | 70.1 | 0.9% |
| 89th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 70.5 | -1.6% |
| 90th | Senegal | 71.2 | 3.0% |
| 91st | Tunisia | 71.7 | 1.2% |
| 92nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 75.3 | 2.0% |
| 93rd | Croatia | 75.7 | -0.6% |
| 94th | Morocco | 75.7 | 1.3% |
| 95th | North Macedonia | 76.2 | -0.4% |
| 96th | Myanmar | 77.0 | 0.9% |
| 97th | Timor-Leste | 77.9 | 2.1% |
| 98th | Brunei Darussalam | 78.0 | 1.4% |
| 99th | Kenya | 79.0 | 2.5% |
| 100th | French Polynesia | 79.1 | 0.6% |
| 101st | Honduras | 79.4 | 2.0% |
| 102nd | Ukraine | 79.6 | -0.2% |
| 103rd | Iraq | 81.3 | 4.9% |
| 104th | Serbia | 81.9 | -0.5% |
| 105th | Greece | 85.1 | -0.7% |
| 106th | Cambodia | 85.9 | 1.5% |
| 107th | Romania | 86.9 | -0.4% |
| 108th | Jordan | 90.0 | 5.3% |
| 109th | Malaysia | 91.8 | 1.7% |
| 110th | Costa Rica | 92.4 | 1.1% |
| 111th | Dominica | 93.0 | 0.9% |
| 112th | Sierra Leone | 93.0 | 2.5% |
| 113th | Spain | 93.2 | -0.4% |
| 114th | Benin | 95.0 | 3.0% |
| 115th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 95.8 | 2.3% |
| 116th | Türkiye | 98.9 | 1.3% |
| 117th | Moldova | 99.6 | -0.1% |
| 118th | Slovenia | 102.3 | 0.2% |
| 119th | Austria | 102.8 | 0.6% |
| 120th | Albania | 102.8 | -1.5% |
| 121st | Armenia | 106.1 | -0.1% |
| 122nd | United Arab Emirates | 108.3 | 4.1% |
| 123rd | Cuba | 108.4 | 2.3% |
| 124th | Hungary | 109.1 | -0.5% |
| 125th | European Union | 110.7 | 0.0% |
| 126th | Slovak Republic | 112.6 | 0.1% |
| 127th | Azerbaijan | 113.9 | 1.3% |
| 128th | Portugal | 114.2 | -0.6% |
| 129th | Northern Mariana Islands | 114.7 | -0.9% |
| 130th | Syrian Arab Republic | 118.0 | -4.8% |
| 131st | Ghana | 120.4 | 2.4% |
| 132nd | France | 122.5 | 0.5% |
| 133rd | Poland | 124.2 | -0.1% |
| 134th | Cabo Verde | 127.1 | 0.1% |
| 135th | Cyprus | 128.1 | 1.6% |
| 136th | Togo | 133.9 | 2.6% |
| 137th | Czechia | 136.2 | 0.0% |
| 138th | Indonesia | 136.3 | 1.2% |
| 139th | Thailand | 136.7 | 0.6% |
| 140th | Denmark | 140.4 | 0.4% |
| 141st | Kiribati | 140.5 | 1.4% |
| 142nd | Guatemala | 143.6 | 2.0% |
| 143rd | China | 145.2 | 0.7% |
| 144th | Isle of Man | 147.6 | -0.2% |
| 145th | Tonga | 148.7 | -0.4% |
| 146th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 154.5 | 0.2% |
| 147th | Andorra | 160.0 | -2.1% |
| 148th | Qatar | 165.1 | 11.3% |
| 149th | Malawi | 171.4 | 2.9% |
| 150th | Uganda | 176.2 | 2.9% |
| 151st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 181.0 | 0.1% |
| 152nd | Nepal | 192.5 | 0.2% |
| 153rd | Seychelles | 195.5 | 1.9% |
| 154th | Kuwait | 196.8 | 5.1% |
| 155th | Nigeria | 198.8 | 2.8% |
| 156th | Antigua and Barbuda | 200.1 | 0.9% |
| 157th | São Tomé and Principe | 201.2 | 2.0% |
| 158th | Italy | 203.9 | 0.2% |
| 159th | Switzerland | 204.7 | 1.2% |
| 160th | Gambia, The | 207.9 | 3.0% |
| 161st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 210.4 | 0.5% |
| 162nd | Dominican Republic | 211.0 | 1.2% |
| 163rd | Luxembourg | 211.1 | 2.3% |
| 164th | British Virgin Islands | 211.4 | 4.5% |
| 165th | Liechtenstein | 231.2 | 0.9% |
| 166th | Germany | 231.2 | 0.2% |
| 167th | Cayman Islands | 244.4 | 2.7% |
| 168th | Jamaica | 257.0 | 0.4% |
| 169th | Trinidad and Tobago | 261.3 | 0.4% |
| 170th | United Kingdom | 265.1 | 0.7% |
| 171st | American Samoa | 270.0 | -0.9% |
| 172nd | Pakistan | 273.8 | 1.6% |
| 173rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 277.3 | -0.6% |
| 174th | Marshall Islands | 281.6 | -1.4% |
| 175th | St. Lucia | 284.2 | 0.5% |
| 176th | Viet Nam | 289.4 | 1.3% |
| 177th | El Salvador | 296.3 | 0.4% |
| 178th | Guam | 307.3 | -0.2% |
| 179th | Virgin Islands (US) | 308.7 | -0.1% |
| 180th | Sri Lanka | 328.3 | -2.8% |
| 181st | Grenada | 333.8 | 0.6% |
| 182nd | Philippines | 342.3 | 1.9% |
| 183rd | Curaçao | 346.4 | 1.1% |
| 184th | Japan | 349.6 | -0.1% |
| 185th | Tuvalu | 366.7 | 0.6% |
| 186th | Belgium | 367.9 | 0.5% |
| 187th | Haiti | 370.9 | 1.5% |
| 188th | Israel | 372.4 | 1.9% |
| 189th | Comoros | 374.1 | 2.1% |
| 190th | Burundi | 406.5 | 3.7% |
| 191st | Puerto Rico (US) | 409.4 | -0.8% |
| 192nd | India | 435.8 | 1.3% |
| 193rd | Rwanda | 449.7 | 2.4% |
| 194th | Netherlands | 498.8 | 0.4% |
| 195th | Korea | 517.6 | 0.3% |
| 196th | Nauru | 525.9 | 2.4% |
| 197th | San Marino | 550.7 | -1.3% |
| 198th | Lebanon | 561.4 | 9.7% |
| 199th | Aruba | 587.1 | 1.5% |
| 200th | Mauritius | 630.4 | 0.2% |
| 201st | Barbados | 645.7 | 0.3% |
| 202nd | West Bank and Gaza | 677.2 | 2.4% |
| 203rd | St. Martin (French part) | 748.4 | 0.4% |
| 204th | Channel Islands | 817.1 | 0.6% |
| 205th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,054.5 | 2.4% |
| 206th | Bermuda | 1,177.3 | -0.1% |
| 207th | Bangladesh | 1,202.5 | 0.9% |
| 208th | Malta | 1,327.5 | 1.1% |
| 209th | Maldives | 1,333.6 | 3.4% |
| 210th | Bahrain | 1,627.5 | 3.7% |
| 211th | Gibraltar | 3,240.7 | 1.2% |
| 212th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 6,837.0 | 0.4% |
| 213th | Singapore | 7,636.7 | 1.5% |
| 214th | Monaco | 17,487.4 | 2.1% |
| 215th | Macao SAR, China | 19,534.7 | 2.9% |
FAQ
What was Korea's population density in 2013?▾
Korea's population density in 2013 was 517.6. This ranked 195th globally.
How did Korea's population density change in 2013?▾
Korea's population density increased by 0.3% in 2013 compared to 2012.
Which country had the highest population density in 2013?▾
Macao SAR, China had the highest population density in 2013 at 19,534.7.
What is the population density of Korea in 2013?▾
The population density of Korea in 2013 was 517.6. This ranked 195th globally.
How does 2013 compare to 2012 for Korea's population density?▾
Korea's population density went from 515.9 in 2012 to 517.6 in 2013, a 0.3% increase.
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