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South Korea
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 3 333,52 (2023)
Inflation rate
2.3% (2024)
Unemployment rate
2.7% (2024)
Gini coefficient
32.9 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
17.4%
Smoking men
29.7%
Smoking women
5.2%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
99 720
Land area
96 920
Water area
2 800
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- Instagram
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
11.3%
15-64 years
69.4%
65+ years
19.3%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
60%
Current as of
2021
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Time zone
UTC+9
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
KR
Capital
Seoul
Official language
Korean
Average consumer spendings
Food products
12.3%
Alcohol and tobacco
1.5%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
7.74
Beer
1.72
Wine
0.15
Spirits
0.22
Other alcohol
5.66
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
52081799
Male population
26119111
Female population
25962688
Population growth rate
0.21% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
7 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
9.2 (2024)
Urbanization
81.5% (2023)
Current as of
2024
Credit ratings
Fitch
AA- (2012)
Moody's
Aa2 (2015)
Standard & Poors
AA (2016)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
76,76%
iOS
22,93 %
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+82
Internet domain
.kr
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
149 (2022)
Internet user penetration
97% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
47% (2023)
Last update: 2025-09-30