In 2023, approximately 104.2 thousand people in South Korea were registered as being mentally disabled. This was out of a total of about 2.64 million people living with disabilities that year. While the number of people registering as mentally disabled decreased slightly compared to the previous year, it has increased by around 10 thousand people over the past decade.
Total number of persons registered as mentally disabled in South Korea from 2013 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Seoul Mental Health Statistics. (May 2, 2024). Total number of persons registered as mentally disabled in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318779/south-korea-total-number-of-registered-mentally-disabled-persons/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. "Total number of persons registered as mentally disabled in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318779/south-korea-total-number-of-registered-mentally-disabled-persons/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. (2024). Total number of persons registered as mentally disabled in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318779/south-korea-total-number-of-registered-mentally-disabled-persons/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Seoul Mental Health Statistics. "Total Number of Persons Registered as Mentally Disabled in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318779/south-korea-total-number-of-registered-mentally-disabled-persons/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Seoul Mental Health Statistics, Total number of persons registered as mentally disabled in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318779/south-korea-total-number-of-registered-mentally-disabled-persons/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 26, 2025)
Total number of persons registered as mentally disabled in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Seoul Mental Health Statistics, May 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318779/south-korea-total-number-of-registered-mentally-disabled-persons/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
