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South Korea

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Economy & public finances

South Korea — Public debt (amount)

Outstanding consolidated gross debt of general government (central and local government, social security), in current national currency. Complements public debt as % of GDP: the amount measures what is owed, the ratio its sustainability.
1421TKRW
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Demography

South Korea — Population by age band

Population by age band (0-19, 20-59, 60-74, 75 and over). France: Insee, population of Metropolitan France on 1 January, since 1946. Other countries and the European Union: OECD historical population data (annual estimates), since 1950 at the earliest.· Annual population estimates compiled by the OECD (historical population data, both sexes). The four bands are sums of the OECD five-year age groups (0-19 = 0-4 to 15-19; 75 and over = 75-79, 80-84 and 85 and over). Same bands as the France card, but France uses Insee estimates on 1 January: levels are not strictly comparable from one country to another. When the OECD series changes basis (one band moving by more than 15 % in a year, e.g. a new census), the card starts on the new basis.· Licence : OECD terms and conditions — source: OECD, Historical population data
75 and over60-74 years20-59 years0-19 years
Source: OECD· Data 2025Source type : Official
OECD, annual population
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Demography

South Korea — Population by age band (share)

Population by age band (0-19, 20-59, 60-74, 75 and over). France: Insee, population of Metropolitan France on 1 January, since 1946. Other countries and the European Union: OECD historical population data (annual estimates), since 1950 at the earliest.· Annual population estimates compiled by the OECD (historical population data, both sexes). The four bands are sums of the OECD five-year age groups (0-19 = 0-4 to 15-19; 75 and over = 75-79, 80-84 and 85 and over). Same bands as the France card, but France uses Insee estimates on 1 January: levels are not strictly comparable from one country to another. When the OECD series changes basis (one band moving by more than 15 % in a year, e.g. a new census), the card starts on the new basis.· Licence : OECD terms and conditions — source: OECD, Historical population data
75 and over60-74 years20-59 years0-19 years
Source: OECD· Data 2025Source type : Official
OECD, annual population
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Reforms under way

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In forceIn force as amended on 20 October 2026: from 1 January 2027 the military-service credit covers the whole service period (instead of 12 months at most) and the credit for a second child rises from 12 to 15 months.National Pension reform of 2025: contributions from 9% to 13%, replacement rate of 43%Adopted by the National Assembly on 20 March 2025 and in force since 1 January 2026, the amendment to the National Pension Act raises the contribution rate — unchanged at 9% since 1998 — by 0.5 point a year to 13% in 2033, sets the nominal replacement rate at 43% instead of letting it fall to 40% by 2028, writes the State’s guarantee of payment into the law and extends childbirth and military-service credits. It is the first parametric reform since 2007; the structural reform is left to a special committee of the Assembly.Read the factsheet →
In forceThe new limits on damages apply to losses arising from 10 March 2026; an employer’s waiver of liability also covers earlier losses.« Yellow Envelope Act »: amendment of articles 2 and 3 of the Trade Union ActLaw No. 21045 of 9 September 2025 amends articles 2 and 3 of the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act. Whoever substantially and specifically controls a worker’s working conditions — typically a principal contractor towards subcontracted workers — becomes an employer within that scope; industrial disputes may cover business decisions that affect working conditions; courts must split damages for strikes worker by worker. Passed twice and vetoed twice (2023, 2024), the text was adopted on 24 August 2025 and has been in force since 10 March 2026.Read the factsheet →

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Economy & public finances

South Korea — GDP growth

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Change in real GDP from one period to the next; positive means the economy grows, negative that it shrinks.
1.1%
2025
Source: OECD· Data 2025
Upd. 06/2026
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Labour market

South Korea — Unemployment rate (ILO)

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.
2.8%
2025
Source: OECD· Data 2025
Upd. 06/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

South Korea — Defense spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.
2.5% GDP
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Environment, energy & climate

South Korea — GHG emissions

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Total greenhouse-gas emissions, in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent; cutting it is the climate goal.
668MtCO2e
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Purchasing power & prices

South Korea — Inflation (CPI)

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Average annual rise in consumer prices (CPI); 2% is the common target, above it purchasing power erodes.
2.1%
2025
Source: OECD· Data 2025
Upd. 06/2026
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Education & training

South Korea — Education expenditure

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Total spending on education as % of GDP; measures the national effort for schools and universities.
5.4% GDP
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
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Health

South Korea — Life expectancy

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Average number of years a newborn can expect to live under current mortality conditions.
83.63years
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Security & crime

South Korea — Homicides

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Homicides per 100,000 inhabitants; the most reliable violence indicator as it is best recorded.
0.48per 100k
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
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Housing

South Korea — Property price index

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.House price index (Notaires-INSEE); tracks property prices, base 100 at a reference year.
108index
2024
Frequency
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 06/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Transport & mobility

South Korea — Road mortality

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Number of people killed on the roads; the main road-safety indicator.
8.6​
2019
Source: World Bank· Data 2019
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Institutional trust

South Korea — Leader approval

51%net +10
Lee Jae-myung · Président
Source: Gallup Korea (한국갤럽, Daily Opinion)· Data 2026-06
Job approval · in office since June 2025
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Artificial intelligence

South Korea — Enterprises using AI (10+ employees)

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of enterprises with 10 or more persons employed using at least one AI technology (text analysis, speech recognition, text or speech generation, image recognition, machine learning, workflow automation, autonomous movement). Scope: all activities except agriculture, mining and the financial sector. Annual ICT usage survey: Eurostat for EU countries, OECD for other G20 countries. Not comparable with the US Census BTOS (all business sizes, two-week window).· Break in series in 2022 (OECD): shown from 2022· Not comparable with the US Census BTOS survey (all business sizes, two-week window)
32.9%
2024
Source: OECD — ICT Access and Usage by Businesses· Data 2024Source type : Official
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Defense

South Korea — Armed forces at a glance

500,000​
Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude
  • ≈3,100,000
    Reserves
  • ≈2,200
    Main battle tanks
  • ≈2,700
    Armoured vehicles
Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · SIPRI· Data 2024
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Education & training

South Korea — Education Spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Public spending on education
5.4% GDP
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Institutional trust

South Korea — Trust in national government

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the population reporting trust in the national government.
37.1%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
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Economy & public finances

South Korea — GDP growth

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Change in real GDP from one period to the next; positive means the economy grows, negative that it shrinks.
1.1%
2025
Source: OECD· Data 2025
Upd. 06/2026
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Economy & public finances

South Korea — GDP

Gross domestic product at current prices, expressed in billions of US dollars (market exchange rate). The standard cross-country measure of "size of the economy" in a common currency.
1,790USD bn
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Economy & public finances

South Korea — Public debt

Total government debt as a share of GDP; the lower the ratio, the more sustainable the debt.
54.5% GDP
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
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Economy & public finances

South Korea — Budget balance

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
-2.5% GDP
2025
Source: OECD· Data 2025
Upd. 06/2026
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Economy & public finances

South Korea — Public spending

Total government spending relative to GDP; gauges the weight of the state in the economy.
28.3% GDP
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Economy & public finances

South Korea — GDP per capita

National output (GDP) divided by population; a rough proxy for average living standards. Shown in the source's unit: euros (Eurostat, Destatis), international dollars at purchasing-power parity (IMF) or US dollars (BEA, World Bank).
36.2KUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Economy & public finances

South Korea — Mandatory levies

Taxes and social contributions collected, as % of GDP; measures the overall tax burden.
13.3% GDP
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Economy & public finances

South Korea — Current account balance

Balance of current transactions with abroad (goods, services, income), as % of GDP; positive means the country lends to the world.
3.5% GDP
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025
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Economy & public finances

South Korea — International reserves

Total reserve assets held by the central bank (gold, FX, SDRs, IMF position). Signals the country's ability to meet external obligations.
414,252M USD
2024
Frequency
Source: IMF· Data 2024
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Economy & public finances

South Korea — Public debt (amount)

Outstanding consolidated gross debt of general government (central and local government, social security), in current national currency. Complements public debt as % of GDP: the amount measures what is owed, the ratio its sustainability.
1421TKRW
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Labour market

South Korea — Unemployment rate (ILO)

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.
2.8%
2025
Source: OECD· Data 2025
Upd. 06/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Labour market

South Korea — Youth unemployment (15-24)

Unemployment rate for ages 15-24; usually higher than average, it reveals young people's entry difficulties.
6.4%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Labour market

South Korea — Employment rate (15-64)

Share of people aged 15-64 who are employed; measures how well the economy puts working-age people to work.
62.7%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Labour market

South Korea — Activity rate

Share of people aged 15-64 in the labour market (employed or seeking work); measures engagement in working life.
64.5%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

South Korea — Defense spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.
2.5% GDP
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

South Korea — Defense spending — % of government expenditure

Military expenditure as a share of total general government expenditure.
11.3%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

South Korea — Armed forces at a glance

500,000​
Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude
  • ≈3,100,000
    Reserves
  • ≈2,200
    Main battle tanks
  • ≈2,700
    Armoured vehicles
Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · SIPRI· Data 2024
approximate values
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Defense

South Korea — Military spending (USD)

Military spending in current USD; enables volume comparison.
47.6BUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

South Korea — Active military personnel

Number of active-duty military personnel; reflects the size of the armed forces.
569K​
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

South Korea — Arms exports

Value of arms transfers exported; indicates weight in the global defense industry.
1.1BUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Defense

South Korea — Arms imports

Value of arms transfers imported; indicates dependence on external suppliers.
1BUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Defense

South Korea — Military personnel (% labour force)

Share of military personnel in the labour force.
2%
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
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Defense

South Korea — Defense spending — local currency (EUR)

Military expenditure in current local currency units (EUR) — domestic-budget view.
64.9TEUR
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Environment, energy & climate

South Korea — GHG emissions

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Total greenhouse-gas emissions, in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent; cutting it is the climate goal.
668MtCO2e
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Environment, energy & climate

South Korea — Renewable energy share

Share of renewables in energy consumption; the higher, the more decarbonised the mix.
3.6%
2021
Source: World Bank· Data 2021
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Environment, energy & climate

South Korea — Air quality (PM2.5)

Average concentration of fine PM2.5 particles in the air; above WHO thresholds, health is at risk.
21.89µg/m3
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Environment, energy & climate

South Korea — Forest cover

Share of land covered by forest; a carbon sink and a biodiversity marker.
64.4%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Purchasing power & prices

South Korea — Inflation (CPI)

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Average annual rise in consumer prices (CPI); 2% is the common target, above it purchasing power erodes.
2.1%
2025
Source: OECD· Data 2025
Upd. 06/2026
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Immigration & integration

South Korea — Net migration

Difference between people entering and leaving the territory; positive means more arrivals than departures.
76K​
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Education & training

South Korea — Education expenditure

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Total spending on education as % of GDP; measures the national effort for schools and universities.
5.4% GDP
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Education & training

South Korea — Education Spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Public spending on education
5.4% GDP
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Education & training

South Korea — Student/Teacher Ratio

Primary school student–teacher ratio
16.29ratio
2017
Source: World Bank· Data 2017
Upd. 10/2026
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Education & training

South Korea — Tertiary attainment (25-34)

Share of 25-34 year-olds with a tertiary degree; measures the qualification level of the young generation.
36.5%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Education & training

South Korea — PISA scores

Average pupil score on the international PISA tests (reading, maths, science); allows education systems to be compared.
526score
2018
Source: World Bank· Data 2018
Upd. 06/2024
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Education & training

South Korea — Student-teacher ratio

Average number of pupils per teacher; a lower ratio means better supervision.
16.29ratio
2017
Source: World Bank· Data 2017
Upd. 10/2026
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Education & training

South Korea — Tertiary enrolment

Number of students enrolled in higher education; tracks the expansion of universities.
112​
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Education & training

South Korea — Spending per student

Average spending per pupil or student, in euros; measures resources allocated per learner.
18.6KEUR
2022
Source: OECD· Data 2022
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Health

South Korea — Health expenditure

Current health spending as % of GDP; measures resources devoted to the healthcare system.
8.4% GDP
2024
Source: OECD· Data 2024
Upd. 11/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Health

South Korea — Health spending per capita

Current health spending per capita, in US dollars. Measures what a country devotes on average per person to the healthcare system.
3.1KUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Health

South Korea — Life expectancy

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Average number of years a newborn can expect to live under current mortality conditions.
83.63years
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Health

South Korea — Infant mortality

Deaths of children before age 1 per 1,000 live births; a key indicator of a country's health.
2.3per 1,000
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Health

South Korea — Physician density

Number of physicians per 1,000 inhabitants; a low level signals medical deserts.
2.61per 1,000
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
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Health

South Korea — Vaccination coverage

Share of the population properly vaccinated; a high rate protects the community.
97%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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Health

South Korea — Preventable mortality

Deaths that could have been avoided through prevention or care, per 100,000; lower is better.
106per 100k
2022
Source: OECD· Data 2022
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Health

South Korea — Hospital beds

Number of hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants; measures hospital capacity.
12.81per 1,000
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
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Security & crime

South Korea — Homicides

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Homicides per 100,000 inhabitants; the most reliable violence indicator as it is best recorded.
0.48per 100k
2023
Source: World Bank· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Housing

South Korea — Property price index

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.House price index (Notaires-INSEE); tracks property prices, base 100 at a reference year.
108index
2024
Frequency
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 06/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Housing

South Korea — Household credit

Outstanding credit to households as % of GDP. Measures structural household leverage.
90.1% GDP
2024
Frequency
Source: BIS· Data 2024
Upd. 06/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Transport & mobility

South Korea — Road mortality

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Number of people killed on the roads; the main road-safety indicator.
8.6​
2019
Source: World Bank· Data 2019
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Institutional trust

South Korea — Leader approval

51%net +10
Lee Jae-myung · Président
Source: Gallup Korea (한국갤럽, Daily Opinion)· Data 2026-06
Job approval · in office since June 2025
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Institutional trust

South Korea — Trust in national government

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the population reporting trust in the national government.
37.1%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
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Institutional trust

South Korea — Trust in parliament

Share of the population reporting trust in parliament.
20.6%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
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Institutional trust

South Korea — Trust in the justice system

Share of the population reporting trust in the justice system.
33.5%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
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Institutional trust

South Korea — Trust in local government

Share of the population reporting trust in local government.
34.7%
2023
Source: OECD· Data 2023
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Social cohesion, poverty & inequality

South Korea — Gini index

Measure of income inequality from 0 (perfect equality) to 1; the lower the index, the more equal the society.
32.9index
2021
Source: World Bank· Data 2021
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Social cohesion, poverty & inequality

South Korea — Household over-indebtedness

Number of over-indebtedness filings; signals households' financial fragility.
10.9​
2024
Frequency
Source: BIS· Data 2024
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Artificial intelligence

South Korea — Enterprises using AI (10+ employees)

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of enterprises with 10 or more persons employed using at least one AI technology (text analysis, speech recognition, text or speech generation, image recognition, machine learning, workflow automation, autonomous movement). Scope: all activities except agriculture, mining and the financial sector. Annual ICT usage survey: Eurostat for EU countries, OECD for other G20 countries. Not comparable with the US Census BTOS (all business sizes, two-week window).· Break in series in 2022 (OECD): shown from 2022· Not comparable with the US Census BTOS survey (all business sizes, two-week window)
32.9%
2024
Source: OECD — ICT Access and Usage by Businesses· Data 2024Source type : Official
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Artificial intelligence

South Korea — People using generative AI tools

Share of individuals aged 16-74 who used generative AI tools (e.g. chatbots, text, image or code generators) in the last 3 months, for any purpose. Official ICT household surveys: Eurostat for EU countries (first edition 2025), OECD for other countries.· Definition differs from the OECD model survey (OECD flag)
34%
2024
Source: OECD — ICT Access and Usage by Individuals· Data 2024Source type : Official
People aged 16-74, last 3 months · Definition differs from the OECD model survey (OECD flag)
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Demography

South Korea — Population by age band

Population by age band (0-19, 20-59, 60-74, 75 and over). France: Insee, population of Metropolitan France on 1 January, since 1946. Other countries and the European Union: OECD historical population data (annual estimates), since 1950 at the earliest.· Annual population estimates compiled by the OECD (historical population data, both sexes). The four bands are sums of the OECD five-year age groups (0-19 = 0-4 to 15-19; 75 and over = 75-79, 80-84 and 85 and over). Same bands as the France card, but France uses Insee estimates on 1 January: levels are not strictly comparable from one country to another. When the OECD series changes basis (one band moving by more than 15 % in a year, e.g. a new census), the card starts on the new basis.· Licence : OECD terms and conditions — source: OECD, Historical population data
75 and over60-74 years20-59 years0-19 years
Source: OECD· Data 2025Source type : Official
OECD, annual population
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Demography

South Korea — Population by age band (share)

Population by age band (0-19, 20-59, 60-74, 75 and over). France: Insee, population of Metropolitan France on 1 January, since 1946. Other countries and the European Union: OECD historical population data (annual estimates), since 1950 at the earliest.· Annual population estimates compiled by the OECD (historical population data, both sexes). The four bands are sums of the OECD five-year age groups (0-19 = 0-4 to 15-19; 75 and over = 75-79, 80-84 and 85 and over). Same bands as the France card, but France uses Insee estimates on 1 January: levels are not strictly comparable from one country to another. When the OECD series changes basis (one band moving by more than 15 % in a year, e.g. a new census), the card starts on the new basis.· Licence : OECD terms and conditions — source: OECD, Historical population data
75 and over60-74 years20-59 years0-19 years
Source: OECD· Data 2025Source type : Official
OECD, annual population
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