{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-urban-population-pct/","title":"South Korea Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"South Korea's Urban Population Share: 81.2 % of total population in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","South Korea","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Korea","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"South Korea Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=KR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"South Korea"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Korea (2025)","value":"81.2","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Korea Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":49.5736556126164},{"period":"1977","value":51.3027034426193},{"period":"1978","value":53.0955799830981},{"period":"1979","value":54.8987778188484},{"period":"1980","value":56.6554425515705},{"period":"1981","value":58.3339941411302},{"period":"1982","value":59.950566865243},{"period":"1983","value":61.5442686216481},{"period":"1984","value":63.149438472478},{"period":"1985","value":64.7952808591987},{"period":"1986","value":66.5771098057876},{"period":"1987","value":68.5628466782553},{"period":"1988","value":70.5877839860655},{"period":"1989","value":72.4660369649545},{"period":"1990","value":73.9851161168568},{"period":"1991","value":75.1606018983188},{"period":"1992","value":76.1960694185519},{"period":"1993","value":77.1082857281795},{"period":"1994","value":77.8585649228147},{"period":"1995","value":78.400437187912},{"period":"1996","value":78.7508147919442},{"period":"1997","value":78.9918025094803},{"period":"1998","value":79.1812369650495},{"period":"1999","value":79.3623394908518},{"period":"2000","value":79.579960745642},{"period":"2001","value":79.8787704357425},{"period":"2002","value":80.2766294544335},{"period":"2003","value":80.707793508044},{"period":"2004","value":81.104386778171},{"period":"2005","value":81.3901352283669},{"period":"2006","value":81.566462110512},{"period":"2007","value":81.712125801927},{"period":"2008","value":81.8350833138518},{"period":"2009","value":81.9245045084002},{"period":"2010","value":81.9685075986486},{"period":"2011","value":81.9615408086376},{"period":"2012","value":81.9087898200378},{"period":"2013","value":81.8269383502703},{"period":"2014","value":81.7315682816954},{"period":"2015","value":81.639489860678},{"period":"2016","value":81.5559241797057},{"period":"2017","value":81.471030429984},{"period":"2018","value":81.3823523035196},{"period":"2019","value":81.2901063535619},{"period":"2020","value":81.1759595622913},{"period":"2021","value":81.1616526507785},{"period":"2022","value":81.1624941626873},{"period":"2023","value":81.1645551720421},{"period":"2024","value":81.1682528469686},{"period":"2025","value":81.1740263306674}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"81.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"81.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"81.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"81.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"81.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"81.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"81.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"81.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"82.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"82.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"81.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"81.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"81.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"81.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in South Korea from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 82 % of total population in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 49.6 in 1976. The latest reading of 81.2 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}