In 2022, there were over 957.6 thousand restaurants operating in South Korea. The amount of active restaurants has been slowly increasing since the beginning of the millennium, and has grown by about 45.7 percent since the year 2000.
Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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MFDS (South Korea). (December 28, 2023). Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/
MFDS (South Korea). "Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/
MFDS (South Korea). (2023). Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/
MFDS (South Korea). "Total Number of Restaurants Operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/
MFDS (South Korea), Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MFDS (South Korea), December 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/