East Asia & Pacific
Korea, Rep. in numbers Korea, Rep. is in East Asia & Pacific and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Seoul. Its population was 51.68 million in 2025, ranking 29 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$36,227 in 2025.
Population 51.68 million 2025
GDP US$1.87 trillion 2025
GDP per person US$36,227 2025
Life expectancy 83.6 2024
Area 100,460 2024
Urban share 81.2% 2025
People 51.68 million
2025 · +10% since 2000 · Rank 29 of 217
-0.13%
2025 · 0.84% in 2000 · Rank 182 of 217
530.2
2024 · +9% since 2000 · Rank 23 of 216
81.2%
2025 · 79.6% in 2000 · Rank 54 of 217
10.2%
2025 · 21.0% in 2000 · Rank 217 of 217
20.3%
2025 · 7.1% in 2000 · Rank 36 of 217
0.75
2024 · -49% since 2000 · Rank 216 of 217
Health and living standards 83.6
2024 · +10% since 2000 · Rank 14 of 217
2.8
2024 · -63% since 2000 · Rank 179 of 196
US$3,137
2024 · +560% since 2000 · Rank 29 of 193
100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 63 of 215
97.9%
2024 · 44.7% in 2000 · Rank 13 of 186
100.9%
2024 · 99.0% in 2000 · Rank 90 of 190
Economy US$1.87 trillion
2025 · +213% since 2000 · Rank 13 of 210
US$36,227
2025 · +185% since 2000 · Rank 47 of 210
Int$63,125
2025 · +228% since 2000 · Rank 35 of 199
1.01%
2025 · 9.20% in 2000 · Rank 174 of 210
2.12%
2025 · 2.26% in 2000 · Rank 119 of 180
2.7%
2025 · 4.1% in 2000 · Rank 159 of 187
45.8%
2025 · 32.9% in 2000 · Rank 62 of 183
0.4%
2025 · 0.8% in 2000 · Rank 141 of 176
Land and environment 100,460
2024 · +1% since 2000 · Rank 109 of 216
64.4%
2024 · 67.1% in 2000 · Rank 23 of 214
11.36
2024 · +15% since 2000 · Rank 17 of 203
Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Korea, Rep.. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.