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South Korea
Republic of Korea
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Population
51.16M
Capital
Seoul
Area
100,210 km²
Currency
KRW
South Korean won
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$1.88T
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$36,239
as of 2024
Population
51.75M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
0.1%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
2.3%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
2.8%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
97.9%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
83.63
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
8.7%
as of 2024
Education spending (% of GDP)
5.4%
as of 2022
Urban population (% of total)
81.2%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
0.75
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
84.6%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
97,600
as of 2023
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About South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
- Currencies
- South Korean won (KRW)
- Timezones
- UTC+09:00
- Demonym
- South Korean
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- KR · KOR
- Map
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