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Urban population share in South Korea

Latest: 81.2%
Previous: 81.2%
Change: +0.01 (+0.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in South Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	33.1%
Dec 31, 1967	34.6%
Dec 31, 1968	36.5%
Dec 31, 1969	38.7%
Dec 31, 1970	40.7%
Dec 31, 1971	42.3%
Dec 31, 1972	43.8%
Dec 31, 1973	45.1%
Dec 31, 1974	46.5%
Dec 31, 1975	48.0%
Dec 31, 1976	49.6%
Dec 31, 1977	51.3%
Dec 31, 1978	53.1%
Dec 31, 1979	54.9%
Dec 31, 1980	56.7%
Dec 31, 1981	58.3%
Dec 31, 1982	60.0%
Dec 31, 1983	61.5%
Dec 31, 1984	63.1%
Dec 31, 1985	64.8%
Dec 31, 1986	66.6%
Dec 31, 1987	68.6%
Dec 31, 1988	70.6%
Dec 31, 1989	72.5%
Dec 31, 1990	74.0%
Dec 31, 1991	75.2%
Dec 31, 1992	76.2%
Dec 31, 1993	77.1%
Dec 31, 1994	77.9%
Dec 31, 1995	78.4%
Dec 31, 1996	78.8%
Dec 31, 1997	79.0%
Dec 31, 1998	79.2%
Dec 31, 1999	79.4%
Dec 31, 2000	79.6%
Dec 31, 2001	79.9%
Dec 31, 2002	80.3%
Dec 31, 2003	80.7%
Dec 31, 2004	81.1%
Dec 31, 2005	81.4%
Dec 31, 2006	81.6%
Dec 31, 2007	81.7%
Dec 31, 2008	81.8%
Dec 31, 2009	81.9%
Dec 31, 2010	82.0%
Dec 31, 2011	82.0%
Dec 31, 2012	81.9%
Dec 31, 2013	81.8%
Dec 31, 2014	81.7%
Dec 31, 2015	81.6%
Dec 31, 2016	81.6%
Dec 31, 2017	81.5%
Dec 31, 2018	81.4%
Dec 31, 2019	81.3%
Dec 31, 2020	81.2%
Dec 31, 2021	81.2%
Dec 31, 2022	81.2%
Dec 31, 2023	81.2%
Dec 31, 2024	81.2%
Dec 31, 2025	81.2%

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