Urbanization in South Korea 2023

In 2023, the share of urban population in South Korea remained nearly unchanged at around 81.46 percent. However, 2023 marked the second consecutive increase of the share.
A country's urbanization rate refers to the share of the total population living in an urban setting. International comparisons of urbanization rates may be inconsistent, due to discrepancies between definitions of what constitutes an urban center (based on population size, area, or space between dwellings, among others).

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