KR · KOR

South Korea

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population51,684,564 people202529 of 217 · 2025+1.31%
Life expectancy at birth83.63 years202414 of 217 · 2024+2.33%
Total fertility rate0.75 births per woman2024216 of 217 · 2024−37.93%
Population growth−0.13%2025182 of 217 · 2025−0.66 pp
Infant mortality2.3 per 1,000 live births202416 of 196 · 2024−20.69%
Urban population81.17%202554 of 217 · 2025−0.47 pp
Population ages 65 and above20.33%202536 of 217 · 2025+7.38 pp
Population density529.84 people per km²202323 of 215 · 2023+2.36%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP63,124.92 current international dollars (PPP)202529 of 185 · 2025+58.63%
Annual GDP growth+1.01%2025159 of 186 · 2025−1.91 pp
Consumer price inflation+2.12%202559 of 165 · 2025+1.42 pp
Employment
Total unemployment2.68%202529 of 182 · 2025−0.86 pp
Youth unemployment6.7%202539 of 182 · 2025−3.2 pp
Labor force participation64.35%202570 of 182 · 2025+1.77 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet97.9%202413 of 182 · 2024+10.34 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions47.8 per 100 people20246 of 151 · 2024+25.83%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption3.6%2021171 of 212 · 2021+2.2 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita11.36 t CO₂e per person2024187 of 203 · 2024−8.56%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 20240 pp
Forest area64.11%202321 of 213 · 2023−1.14 pp
Society
Current health expenditure8.68%202450 of 192 · 2023+2.43 pp
Maternal mortality4 per 100,000 live births202314 of 194 · 2023−42.86%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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