Korea Highest Population Density
People per sq. km of land area · World Bank
The highest population density in Korea was 531.1 in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (531.1), 2021 (530.4), 2019 (530.4), 2023 (529.8), 2022 (529.4).
Top 5 Highest Years▾
Korea Top 5 Highest Population Density Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
2020 |
531.1 |
| 2nd |
2021 |
530.4 |
| 3rd |
2019 |
530.4 |
| 4th |
2023 |
529.8 |
| 5th |
2022 |
529.4 |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
529.1 |
−0.7 |
22nd |
| 2023 |
529.8 |
+0.4 |
191st |
| 2022 |
529.4 |
−1.0 |
194th |
| 2021 |
530.4 |
−0.7 |
194th |
| 2020 |
531.1 |
+0.7 |
195th |
| 2019 |
530.4 |
+1.4 |
195th |
| 2018 |
529.0 |
+2.2 |
195th |
| 2017 |
526.7 |
+1.4 |
195th |
| 2016 |
525.4 |
+1.8 |
195th |
| 2015 |
523.5 |
+2.7 |
195th |
| 2014 |
520.9 |
+3.2 |
195th |
| 2013 |
517.6 |
+1.7 |
195th |
| 2012 |
515.9 |
+2.1 |
197th |
| 2011 |
513.8 |
+4.0 |
195th |
| 2010 |
509.8 |
+1.8 |
194th |
| 2009 |
508.0 |
+2.2 |
194th |
| 2008 |
505.8 |
+3.5 |
194th |
| 2007 |
502.3 |
+2.3 |
194th |
| 2006 |
500.0 |
+2.5 |
193rd |
| 2005 |
497.5 |
+0.9 |
192nd |
| 2004 |
496.6 |
+1.9 |
192nd |
| 2003 |
494.8 |
+2.5 |
192nd |
| 2002 |
492.2 |
+2.6 |
192nd |
| 2001 |
489.7 |
+2.3 |
192nd |
| 2000 |
487.3 |
+4.1 |
193rd |
| 1999 |
483.3 |
+3.4 |
191st |
| 1998 |
479.9 |
+3.5 |
191st |
| 1997 |
476.4 |
+4.4 |
191st |
| 1996 |
472.0 |
+4.5 |
192nd |
| 1995 |
467.5 |
+4.7 |
192nd |
| 1994 |
462.8 |
+4.6 |
192nd |
| 1993 |
458.2 |
+4.6 |
192nd |
| 1992 |
453.5 |
+4.7 |
189th |
| 1991 |
448.8 |
+4.4 |
170th |
| 1990 |
444.4 |
+4.4 |
166th |
| 1989 |
440.1 |
+4.3 |
165th |
| 1988 |
435.7 |
+4.2 |
164th |
| 1987 |
431.5 |
+4.2 |
164th |
| 1986 |
427.3 |
+4.2 |
164th |
| 1985 |
423.0 |
+4.1 |
164th |
| 1984 |
418.9 |
+5.1 |
165th |
| 1983 |
413.8 |
+6.1 |
165th |
| 1982 |
407.7 |
+6.3 |
165th |
| 1981 |
401.4 |
+6.2 |
165th |
| 1980 |
395.2 |
+6.1 |
165th |
| 1979 |
389.1 |
+5.9 |
165th |
| 1978 |
383.3 |
+5.8 |
165th |
| 1977 |
377.5 |
+5.8 |
165th |
| 1976 |
371.6 |
+5.9 |
165th |
| 1975 |
365.8 |
+6.1 |
165th |
| 1974 |
359.7 |
+6.1 |
165th |
| 1973 |
353.5 |
+6.2 |
165th |
| 1972 |
347.4 |
+6.5 |
165th |
| 1971 |
340.9 |
+6.7 |
166th |
| 1970 |
334.2 |
+7.2 |
165th |
| 1969 |
327.0 |
+7.3 |
164th |
| 1968 |
319.7 |
+7.3 |
165th |
| 1967 |
312.4 |
+7.2 |
165th |
| 1966 |
305.2 |
+7.6 |
165th |
| 1965 |
297.6 |
+7.5 |
165th |
| 1964 |
290.1 |
+7.5 |
165th |
| 1963 |
282.6 |
+7.8 |
164th |
| 1962 |
274.9 |
+7.7 |
163rd |
| 1961 |
267.1 |
– |
163rd |
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