Military personnel, per square kilometre in South Korea
South Korea: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 5.69 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
5.69 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.78 people per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
5.69 people per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in South Korea, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 5.69 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in South Korea peaked at 7.78 people per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.69 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
South Korea ranks 7th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in South Korea, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.91 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.91 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.5 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 6.22 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 6.26 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 5.93 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 6.34 people per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 6.43 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 6.43 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.69 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 6.61 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 6.58 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.57 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.57 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.53 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 6.32 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 6.22 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.22 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.61 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 6.22 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 6.28 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.23 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.24 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.24 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.22 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.26 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 6.26 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.49 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 6.71 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 6.74 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.78 people per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 7.78 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.78 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.78 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.78 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.95 people per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 6.95 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.95 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.89 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.08 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 7.06 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.09 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.09 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.1 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.1 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.1 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.09 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.08 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.08 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.07 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.74 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 6.73 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.72 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.72 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.72 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.44 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.46 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.41 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.4 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.14 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 5.69 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 5.69 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 5.69 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 19.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 5.69 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1719 people per square kilometre, 33.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 people per square kilometre | 5.91 people per square kilometre | 6.5 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.49 people per square kilometre | 6.22 people per square kilometre | 6.69 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.32 people per square kilometre | 6.22 people per square kilometre | 6.71 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.33 people per square kilometre | 6.74 people per square kilometre | 7.78 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.09 people per square kilometre | 7.06 people per square kilometre | 7.1 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 people per square kilometre | 6.4 people per square kilometre | 7.07 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 people per square kilometre | 5.69 people per square kilometre | 6.14 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 4 Israel 7.86 people per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 6.25 people per square kilometre compare
- 6 Lebanon 5.87 people per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 4.12 people per square kilometre compare
- 9 Eritrea 2.49 people per square kilometre compare
- 10 Barbados 2.33 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in South Korea?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in South Korea was 5.69 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 people per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.69 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.