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Korea, Rep.

East Asia & Pacific · High income · Capital: Seoul

Population

51.7m

2025 · #29 of 217

Source: World Bank

GDP (US$)

Not published

Source: World Bank

GDP per person (US$)

$36,227

2025 · #47 of 209

Source: World Bank

Economic growth

1.0%

2025 · #173 of 209

Source: World Bank

Inflation

2.1%

2025 · #119 of 180

Source: World Bank

Government debt (% of GDP)

47.8%

2024 · #31 of 48

Source: World Bank

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

13.3%

2024 · #89 of 129

Source: World Bank

Population growth

-0.1%

2025 · #182 of 217

Source: World Bank

Life expectancy (years)

83.6

2024 · #14 of 217

Source: World Bank

Fertility rate

0.7

2024 · #216 of 217

Source: World Bank

Urban population (%)

81.2%

2025 · #54 of 217

Source: World Bank

Unemployment

2.7%

2025 · #158 of 186

Source: World Bank

Youth unemployment (15–24)

6.7%

2025 · #148 of 186

Source: World Bank

Labour force participation

64.4%

2025 · #71 of 186

Source: World Bank

Homicide rate

0.5

2023 · #127 of 136

Source: World Bank

Infant mortality

2.3

2024 · #181 of 196

Source: World Bank

Health spending (% of GDP)

8.7%

2024 · #50 of 193

Source: World Bank

Education spending (% of GDP)

5.4%

2022 · #37 of 171

Source: World Bank

CO₂ per person (tonnes)

11.4

2024 · #17 of 203

Source: World Bank

Renewable energy (%)

3.6%

2021 · #171 of 212

Source: World Bank