Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea

Korea: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes was 196,349 Crashes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
196,349 Crashes
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
1st
of 4 groups
All-time high
290,481 Crashes
in 2000
All-time low
37,243 Crashes
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea, 1970–2024

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Crashes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea is 196,349 Crashes, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea peaked at 290,481 Crashes in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37,243 Crashes, in 1970.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 62,969 Crashes 37,243 Crashes 113,927 Crashes 10
1980s 164,626 Crashes 120,182 Crashes 255,787 Crashes 10
1990s 258,152 Crashes 239,721 Crashes 275,938 Crashes 10
2000s 233,106 Crashes 211,662 Crashes 290,481 Crashes 10
2010s 222,719 Crashes 215,354 Crashes 232,035 Crashes 10
2020s 200,853 Crashes 196,349 Crashes 209,654 Crashes 5

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 United States 6.10 million Crashes compare
  2. 2 India 464,910 Crashes compare
  3. 3 Japan 290,895 Crashes compare
  4. 4 Germany 290,701 Crashes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea?
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes in Korea was 196,349 Crashes in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 290,481 Crashes in 2000.
What is the lowest annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 37,243 Crashes in 1970.
How does Korea rank for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Korea ranks 1st out of 4 groups with data for 2024.
Is annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
Unit
Crashes
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 2,505 data points, 1970–2024
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People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.