In 2023, Seoul's population amounted to around 9.4 million, a decline from approximately 9.4 million residents in the previous year. Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is one of the cities with the highest population densities in the world.
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KOSIS. (May 7, 2024). Population of Seoul, South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/756290/south-korea-population-of-seoul/
KOSIS. "Population of Seoul, South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. May 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756290/south-korea-population-of-seoul/
KOSIS. (2024). Population of Seoul, South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756290/south-korea-population-of-seoul/
KOSIS. "Population of Seoul, South Korea in Selected Years from 1970 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756290/south-korea-population-of-seoul/
KOSIS, Population of Seoul, South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756290/south-korea-population-of-seoul/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Population of Seoul, South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], KOSIS, May 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/756290/south-korea-population-of-seoul/