Seoul

Capital of South Korea

Seoul, officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. With surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, Seoul forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area.. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Seoul	13 km²
Population	258,110
Male Population	123,418 (47.8%)
Female Population	134,692 (52.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+34.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-0.2%
Median Age	36.5 years
Male Median Age	35.9 years
Female Median Age	37.1 years
Timezone	Korean Standard Time

Map of Seoul

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	191,935	246,991	258,749	258,110
Population Density	14,783 / km²	19,024 / km²	19,930 / km²	19,880 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 0.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Seoul	+34.5%	+4.5%	-0.2%
South Korea	+44.6%	+17.1%	+9%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Median Age

Median Age: 36.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Seoul	36.5 years	35.9 years	37.1 years
South Korea	38 years	36.8 years	39.2 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population By Age and Gender

Seoul Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	4,704	4,497	9,202
5-9	5,143	4,755	9,898
10-14	8,210	7,316	15,526
15-19	10,003	8,811	18,814
20-24	8,868	9,942	18,811
25-29	11,365	14,624	25,990
30-34	11,556	12,773	24,330
35-39	10,208	11,156	21,364
40-44	10,114	11,810	21,925
45-49	10,725	11,710	22,436
50-54	9,844	11,007	20,852
55-59	7,448	8,503	15,951
60-64	5,977	6,423	12,401
65-69	4,333	4,073	8,407
70-74	2,635	2,758	5,394
75-79	1,276	1,987	3,263
80-84	615	1,449	2,064
85 Plus	393	1,099	1,492

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 19,880 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Seoul	258,110	13 km²	19,880 / km²
South Korea	48.7 million	99,071.7 km²	491.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical Population

Estimated Population from 700 to 2015

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
700	5,401	n/a	n/a
800	7,423	3.2%	202
900	8,351	1.2%	92
1000	9,279	1.1%	92
1100	11,135	1.8%	185
1200	14,846	2.9%	371
1300	11,135	-2.8%	-371
1400	12,990	1.6%	185
1500	14,846	1.3%	185
1600	18,557	2.3%	371
1700	23,197	2.3%	464
1800	44,251	6.7%	2,105
1900	50,000	1.2%	574
1910	50,672	1.3%	672
1920	58,853	16.1%	8,181
1930	68,845	17%	9,992
1940	76,890	11.7%	8,045
1950	93,906	22.1%	17,016
1960	121,735	29.6%	27,829
1970	151,694	24.6%	29,959
1990	246,991	27.6%	47,648
2000	258,749	4.8%	11,758

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Other Cities in South Korea

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Andong	3.123 km²	15,830	13,128 / mi²
Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	4.136 km²	64,203	40,205 / mi²
Bucheon	10.1 km²	195,721	50,376 / mi²
Busan	170.4 km²	2.1 million	31,518 / mi²
Chinhae, South Korea	21.8 km²	86,722	10,282 / mi²
Chungju	3.972 km²	20,753	13,533 / mi²
Daegu	60.8 km²	837,496	35,687 / mi²
Daejeon	23.7 km²	353,527	38,650 / mi²
Incheon	27.8 km²	350,881	32,662 / mi²
Jeju	3.136 km²	14,723	12,160 / mi²
Jeonju	12.4 km²	135,447	28,201 / mi²
Jinju	10.1 km²	64,316	16,504 / mi²
Naju	2.52 km²	5,557	5,712 / mi²
Nonsan	2.251 km²	9,001	10,355 / mi²
Sacheon	2.652 km²	7,769	7,588 / mi²
South Korea South Hamyol	1.808 km²	1,370	1,962 / mi²
South Korea South Korea Masan	15.5 km²	159,260	26,580 / mi²
South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o	2.536 km²	8,298	8,475 / mi²
South Korea South Korea Yeanmudae	3.464 km²	3,755	2,807 / mi²
South Korea, South Korea, Cheongju	9.5 km²	80,189	21,960 / mi²
South Korea, South Korea, P'Ohang	3.147 km²	16,438	13,527 / mi²
South Korea, South Korea, Uijongbu	6.6 km²	126,884	49,774 / mi²
South Korea, South Korea, Yoju	0.962 km²	358	963.9 / mi²
Suwon	6.8 km²	117,883	45,094 / mi²
Taejong, South Korea	3.286 km²	2,860	2,253 / mi²
Ulsan	6.1 km²	74,169	31,665 / mi²
Yeosu	2.769 km²	6,003	5,615 / mi²

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