The statistic represents the urban population in South Korea, which is the number of people living in urban conditions. In 2012, the urban population in South Korea stood at approximately 40.3 million people.
Urban population in South Korea from 2005 to 2016
(in thousands)
Definition: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the administrative criteria used by each country or area.
Aggregation: Sum of individual country values. Missing data are not imputed.
Source: World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision. Estimated demographic trends are projections based on censuses, administrative data and surveys provided by countries through an annual questionnaire. Population data from all sources are evaluated by the United Nations for completeness, accuracy and consistency.
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UNESCAP. (February 17, 2016). Urban population in South Korea from 2005 to 2016 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/603679/south-korea-urban-population/
UNESCAP. "Urban population in South Korea from 2005 to 2016 (in thousands)." Chart. February 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603679/south-korea-urban-population/
UNESCAP. (2016). Urban population in South Korea from 2005 to 2016 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603679/south-korea-urban-population/
UNESCAP. "Urban Population in South Korea from 2005 to 2016 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/603679/south-korea-urban-population/
UNESCAP, Urban population in South Korea from 2005 to 2016 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/603679/south-korea-urban-population/ (last visited February 18, 2020)
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