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Korea, Rep.
Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Global rank#54out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

82.068.454.841.327.7196019932025Korea, Rep. · 2025: 81Korea, Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Korea, Rep. records 81 for Urban population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #54 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population (% of total population) increased from 28 in 1960 to 81 in 2025, a gain of 53.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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