Korea - Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
The value for Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Korea was 26,108,440 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26,108,440 in 2021 and a minimum value of 5,455,249 in 1960.
Definition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,455,249 |
| 1961 | 5,777,767 |
| 1962 | 6,116,276 |
| 1963 | 6,477,135 |
| 1964 | 6,862,519 |
| 1965 | 7,272,537 |
| 1966 | 7,710,724 |
| 1967 | 8,259,714 |
| 1968 | 8,882,117 |
| 1969 | 9,553,689 |
| 1970 | 10,281,430 |
| 1971 | 10,879,730 |
| 1972 | 11,450,710 |
| 1973 | 12,054,200 |
| 1974 | 12,695,350 |
| 1975 | 13,376,320 |
| 1976 | 13,960,700 |
| 1977 | 14,521,170 |
| 1978 | 15,105,690 |
| 1979 | 15,714,520 |
| 1980 | 16,349,590 |
| 1981 | 16,927,320 |
| 1982 | 17,484,560 |
| 1983 | 18,062,080 |
| 1984 | 18,661,520 |
| 1985 | 19,281,240 |
| 1986 | 19,881,340 |
| 1987 | 20,480,950 |
| 1988 | 21,103,430 |
| 1989 | 21,747,150 |
| 1990 | 22,415,760 |
| 1991 | 22,724,880 |
| 1992 | 22,847,710 |
| 1993 | 22,978,860 |
| 1994 | 23,119,420 |
| 1995 | 23,269,860 |
| 1996 | 23,408,240 |
| 1997 | 23,547,770 |
| 1998 | 23,702,120 |
| 1999 | 23,872,300 |
| 2000 | 24,059,910 |
| 2001 | 24,183,500 |
| 2002 | 24,274,250 |
| 2003 | 24,372,760 |
| 2004 | 24,479,960 |
| 2005 | 24,596,290 |
| 2006 | 24,672,630 |
| 2007 | 24,726,780 |
| 2008 | 24,783,140 |
| 2009 | 24,841,510 |
| 2010 | 24,902,210 |
| 2011 | 25,002,850 |
| 2012 | 25,124,660 |
| 2013 | 25,247,890 |
| 2014 | 25,373,090 |
| 2015 | 25,500,120 |
| 2016 | 25,629,190 |
| 2017 | 25,760,170 |
| 2018 | 25,893,100 |
| 2019 | 25,963,870 |
| 2020 | 26,035,640 |
| 2021 | 26,108,440 |
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) in Korea was 50.36 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 52.49 in 1991, while its lowest value was 21.81 in 1960.
Definition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.81 |
| 1961 | 22.42 |
| 1962 | 23.07 |
| 1963 | 23.76 |
| 1964 | 24.52 |
| 1965 | 25.34 |
| 1966 | 26.20 |
| 1967 | 27.41 |
| 1968 | 28.80 |
| 1969 | 30.29 |
| 1970 | 31.89 |
| 1971 | 33.09 |
| 1972 | 34.18 |
| 1973 | 35.35 |
| 1974 | 36.59 |
| 1975 | 37.91 |
| 1976 | 38.94 |
| 1977 | 39.88 |
| 1978 | 40.86 |
| 1979 | 41.87 |
| 1980 | 42.89 |
| 1981 | 43.71 |
| 1982 | 44.46 |
| 1983 | 45.26 |
| 1984 | 46.19 |
| 1985 | 47.25 |
| 1986 | 48.24 |
| 1987 | 49.21 |
| 1988 | 50.21 |
| 1989 | 51.23 |
| 1990 | 52.29 |
| 1991 | 52.49 |
| 1992 | 52.23 |
| 1993 | 51.99 |
| 1994 | 51.79 |
| 1995 | 51.60 |
| 1996 | 51.42 |
| 1997 | 51.24 |
| 1998 | 51.21 |
| 1999 | 51.21 |
| 2000 | 51.18 |
| 2001 | 51.05 |
| 2002 | 50.95 |
| 2003 | 50.89 |
| 2004 | 50.91 |
| 2005 | 51.05 |
| 2006 | 50.94 |
| 2007 | 50.79 |
| 2008 | 50.52 |
| 2009 | 50.38 |
| 2010 | 50.25 |
| 2011 | 50.07 |
| 2012 | 50.05 |
| 2013 | 50.07 |
| 2014 | 50.00 |
| 2015 | 49.99 |
| 2016 | 50.04 |
| 2017 | 50.15 |
| 2018 | 50.19 |
| 2019 | 50.16 |
| 2020 | 50.23 |
| 2021 | 50.36 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
