Korea, Rep.
East Asia & Pacific
Real development indicators — World Bank Open Data & UNODC, 2000–2024. 28 of 28 indicators have data for Korea, Rep.. Change is measured from the earliest available year.
Life expectancy years
83.6 yrs2024
▲ +7.7 yrssince 2000
Unemployment % labor force
2.8%2024
▲ -1.3%since 2000
GDP per capita US$
$36,2392024
▲ +$23,529since 2000
Inflation % annual
2.3%2024
▼ +0.1%since 2000
Homicide rate per 100k
0.5 /100k2023
▲ -0.3 /100ksince 2000
Tourist arrivals count
2.5M2020
▼ -2.8Msince 2000
Internet users % pop
97.9%2024
▲ +53.2%since 2000
Population count
51.8M2024
▲ +4.7Msince 2000
CO₂ per capita tonnes
11.36 t2024
▼ +1.44 tsince 2000
Urban population % pop
81.2%2024
▲ +1.6%since 2000
GDP growth % annual
2.0%2024
▼ -7.2%since 2000
GNI per capita US$
$36,7502024
▲ +$25,290since 2000
GDP (total) US$
$1.9T2024
▲ +$1.3Tsince 2000
Labor force participation % ages 15+
64.5%2024
▲ +3.7%since 2000
Youth unemployment % ages 15-24
6.4%2024
▲ -3.6%since 2000
Health expenditure % of GDP
8.7%2024
▲ +5.0%since 2000
Infant mortality per 1,000 births
2.3 /1k2024
▲ -3.5 /1ksince 2000
Tertiary enrollment % gross
111.8%2024
▲ +37.2%since 2000
Education expenditure % of GDP
5.4%2022
▲ +1.2%since 2015
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
172.5 /1002024
▲ +115.2 /100since 2000
Electricity access % pop
100.0%2024
▬ 0.0%since 2000
Renewable energy % final energy
3.6%2021
▲ +2.9%since 2000
Forest area % land
64.1%2023
▼ -3.0%since 2000
Basic drinking water % pop
100.0%2024
▲ +1.2%since 2002
Real house prices index 2015=100
922024
▼ +15since 2000
House price-to-income vs long-run avg
492024
▲ -25since 2000
House price-to-rent vs long-run avg
1062024
▼ +28since 2000
Construction activity index 2015=100
1192024
▲ +43since 2000