🇰🇷Korea, Rep.: All Indicators

Arable land (% of land area) 2023 14.92 Arable land (hectares per person) 2023 0.03 Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 2.98 Rural land area (sq. km) 2015 86,793.37 Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 2.54 Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 2015 2,520.98 Surface area (sq. km) 2023 100,450.00 Urban land area (sq. km) 2015 12,473.41 Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.44 Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 2015 437.95

Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth) 2021 2.82 Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) 2021 1.49 Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) 2021 20.65 Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) 2021 3.84 Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI) 2021 0.02 Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI) 2021 0.00 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) 2024 1.46 Coal rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.00 Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 2024 44.36 Forest rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.01 GDP (constant 2015 US$) 2024 1.92T GDP (current US$) 2024 1.88T GDP growth (annual %) 2024 2.00 GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) 2024 37,048.43 GDP per capita (current US$) 2024 36,238.64 GDP per capita growth (annual %) 2024 1.93 GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 2024 55,070.94 GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 2024 61,051.35 GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 2024 2.85T GDP, PPP (current international $) 2024 3.16T GNI (current US$) 2024 1.90T GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 2024 36,750.00 GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 2024 61,930.00 GNI, Atlas method (current US$) 2024 1.90T GNI, PPP (current international $) 2024 3.21T Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 2024 40.28 Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 2024 33.90 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 2024 4.07 Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 2024 2.32 Mineral rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.00 Natural gas rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.01 Oil rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.03 Services, value added (% of GDP) 2024 57.50 Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.05 Trade (% of GDP) 2024 84.64

Compulsory education, duration (years) 2025 9.00 Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) 2022 5.41 Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) 2008 97.97 Preprimary education, duration (years) 2025 6.00 Primary education, duration (years) 2025 6.00 School enrollment, primary (% gross) 2024 100.87 School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 2024 96.25 Secondary education, duration (years) 2025 6.00

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) 2023 100.00 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) 2023 100.00 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) 2023 100.00 Access to electricity (% of population) 2023 100.00 Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) 2023 100.00 Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) 2023 100.00 Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 2024 11,350.16 Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) 2021 5.51 Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) 2021 34.54B Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) 2021 6.59

Bird species, threatened 2022 34.00 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 125.96 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 588.01 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2024 11.36 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 49.28 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 49.00 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 61.85 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2024 53.11 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 264.12 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 108.96 Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 2023 -41.60 Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 2024 0.31 Fish species, threatened 2022 69.00 Mammal species, threatened 2022 12.00 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 12.04 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 44.74 Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2024 21.02 Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.33 Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 3.86 Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.15 Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.25 Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.23 Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2024 18.60 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 40.87 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 13.14 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2024 4.34 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.18 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.01 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.20 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2024 2.68 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 2.83 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 1.64 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2024 1.25 PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 2020 25.94 PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 2017 100.00 Plant species (higher), threatened 2022 38.00 Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 2023 529.84 Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 2.13 Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 0.57 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 2025 5.90 Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 2025 17.70 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 114.59 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 668.25 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2024 12.91 Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 1.57

Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 2024 0.53 Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 2024 42.53 Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 2024 27.47 Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 2024 15.06 Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 2024 1,089.00 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 2024 4.70 Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 2021 14.65 Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 2021 8.17 Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 2021 77.18 Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 2021 0.00 Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 2024 8.68 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 2024 7.00 Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 2024 9.60 Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2024 0.75 Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2022 12.81 Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 2024 97.00 Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 2024 97.00 Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 2024 97.00 International migrant stock (% of population) 2024 3.50 International migrant stock, total 2024 1.81M Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 2024 86.60 Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 2024 80.80 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 2024 83.63 Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 2023 0.00 Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 2023 43,501.00 Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 2023 4.00 Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 2019 8.60 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 2021 6.90 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 2021 4.30 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 2021 9.60 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 2019 18.90 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 2019 13.60 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 2019 25.80 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 2021 0.25 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 2021 0.11 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 2021 0.39 Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 2019 5.20 Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 2024 20.50 Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 2024 53.42 Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 2024 2.30 Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 2024 2.10 Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 2024 2.50 Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2024 1.20 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 2024 2.80 Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 2024 2.50 Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 2024 3.10 Net migration 2025 65,731.00 Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2024 220.00 Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2024 551.00 Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2024 1,053.00 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2024 150.00 Number of infant deaths 2024 556.00 Number of maternal deaths 2023 9.00 Number of neonatal deaths 2024 281.00 Number of under-five deaths 2024 679.00 People practicing open defecation (% of population) 2024 0.00 People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 2024 100.00 People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 2024 99.73 Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2022 2.61 Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 2024 10.57 Population ages 0-14, female 2024 2.66M Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 2024 10.27 Population ages 0-14, male 2024 2.81M Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 2024 10.86 Population ages 0-14, total 2024 5.47M Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 2024 70.16 Population ages 15-64, female 2024 17.65M Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 2024 68.10 Population ages 15-64, male 2024 18.66M Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 2024 72.23 Population ages 15-64, total 2024 36.31M Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 2024 19.27 Population ages 65 and above, female 2024 5.61M Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 2024 21.63 Population ages 65 and above, male 2024 4.37M Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 2024 16.91 Population ages 65 and above, total 2024 9.97M Population growth (annual %) 2024 0.07 Population, female 2024 25.92M Population, female (% of total population) 2024 50.09 Population, male 2024 25.83M Population, male (% of total population) 2024 49.91 Population, total 2024 51.75M Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 2019 15.00 Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 2023 15.70 Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 2023 15.90 Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 2023 15.70 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 2024 0.50 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 2024 1.20 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 2024 0.40 Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 2024 1.90 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2025 20.33 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 2024 142.00 Rural population 2024 9.75M Rural population (% of total population) 2024 18.83 Rural population growth (annual %) 2024 0.05 Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 2024 1.06 Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 2021 27.53 Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 2021 16.94 Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 2021 38.16 Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 2024 96.25 Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 2024 90.56 Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 2020 7.79 Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 2020 3.43 Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 2020 12.18 UHC service coverage index 2023 88.00 Urban population 2024 42.01M Urban population (% of total population) 2024 81.17 Urban population growth (annual %) 2024 0.08

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 5.10 Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 4.59 Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 5.51 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 56.78 Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 72.00 Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 2.68

Gini index 2021 32.90

Central government debt, total (% of GDP) 2023 48.55 Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2024 2.56

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 2024 97.90 Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 2024 172.52 Scientific and technical journal articles 2022 76,935.71 Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) 2024 11,902.38

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 2024 0.69 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 2024 12.86B High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 2024 36.26 Merchandise exports (current US$) 2024 683.61B Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) 2023 632.29B Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.01 Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 2.65 Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 53.47 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 35.14 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 2.54 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 3.31 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.81 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 3.29 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 1.44 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 11.38 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 35.14 Merchandise imports (current US$) 2024 631.77B Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) 2023 640.41B Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 14.41 Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 58.48 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 32.86 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.98 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 3.34 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 1.95 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 1.21 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 1.18 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 8.67 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 32.86 Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 2024 70.14 Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 2024 14.33B Real interest rate (%) 2024 0.63