India vs South Korea: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- India
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 530.24 people per sq. km of land area against 488.01 people per sq. km of land area in India, a difference of 42.23 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
India ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 216 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 164.82 people per sq. km of land area | 297.39 people per sq. km of land area | 132.58 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 1970s | 203.81 people per sq. km of land area | 362.29 people per sq. km of land area | 158.48 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 1980s | 257.27 people per sq. km of land area | 419.46 people per sq. km of land area | 162.19 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 1990s | 319.9 people per sq. km of land area | 464.67 people per sq. km of land area | 144.78 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 2000s | 384.7 people per sq. km of land area | 497.42 people per sq. km of land area | 112.72 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 2010s | 443.52 people per sq. km of land area | 521.29 people per sq. km of land area | 77.77 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 2020s | 479.7 people per sq. km of land area | 530.21 people per sq. km of land area | 50.51 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, India or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 530.24 people per sq. km of land area against 488.01 people per sq. km of land area in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between India and South Korea?
- 42.23 people per sq. km of land area, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and South Korea rank globally for population density?
- India ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.