South Korea: relationship between reunification and democracy 2016

This statistic shows changes in South Korean's opinion on relationship between reunification with North Korea and democracy from 2007 to 2016. In 2016, 50.1 percent of respondents answered that there was no relationship between democracy and reunification. To learn more about this topic, please click here.

What is your opinion on relationship between reunification with North Korea and democracy?

Characteristic	Reunification completes democracy	Completion of democracy enables reunification	There is no relationship between them
2007	19.9%	31.3%	48.7%
2008	20%	23.5%	56.6%
2009	19.3%	31.2%	49.5%
2010	18.1%	29.8%	51.9%
2011	19.7%	25.1%	55.3%
2012	23.6%	24.8%	51.7%
2013	23.6%	26.1%	50.3%
2014	27%	23.2%	49.8%
2015	23%	29.1%	48%
2016	23.8%	26.1%	50.1%

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Release date

February 2017

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Region

North Korea, South Korea

Survey time period

2007 to 2016

Number of respondents

1,200 respondents

Age group

19-74 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: "What is your opinion on relationship between reunification and democracy? Please choose among 'Reunification can complete democracy of South Korea', 'Completion of democracy can make reunification possible', and 'There is no relationship between reunification and democracy'."

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