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South Korea: area, population and density
South Korea has 97,600 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 51,684,564; calculated population density is 530 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
South Korea ranks 105th of 196 by land area, 29th by population and 18th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 97,600 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 51,684,564World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 530 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
South Korea in the country comparison set
South Korea has 97,600 sq km of land area and a population value of 51,684,564 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 105th by land area, 29th by population, and 18th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate South Korea first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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