# Most densely populated cities in South Korea

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South Korean municipalities ranked by official population density in people per square kilometre.

- Canonical: /reports/south-korea-most-densely-populated-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-07-15

## Answers

### 양천구, South Korea

24,754.5089 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 동대문구, South Korea

23,821.0267 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 동작구, South Korea

22,984.6483 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 중랑구, South Korea

20,501.2973 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 광진구, South Korea

19,458.558 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 강동구, South Korea

19,395.7706 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 구로구, South Korea

19,292.6938 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 송파구, South Korea

19,194.2722 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 연제구, South Korea

17,569.3388 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 금천구, South Korea

17,293.318 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 서대문구, South Korea

17,178.2757 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 성북구, South Korea

17,150.5289 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 수영구, South Korea

16,838.1978 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 미추홀구, South Korea

16,597.182 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 동래구, South Korea

16,498.4967 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 성동구, South Korea

16,231.8505 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 관악구, South Korea

16,158.6743 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 은평구, South Korea

15,513.9347 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 부평구, South Korea

15,412.5 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 영등포구, South Korea

15,224.9695 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 마포구, South Korea

15,153.7526 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 도봉구, South Korea

14,684.1646 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 부천시, South Korea

14,404.4528 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 강남구, South Korea

14,110 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 노원구, South Korea

13,861.3713 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### junggu, South Korea

13,840.085 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### gangseogu, South Korea

13,421.1149 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### junggu, South Korea

13,263.9576 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### 부산진구, South Korea

12,109.2349 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### junggu, South Korea

12,102.8112 people/km²
- Source: https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=110&tblId=DT_11001N_2013_A001
- Checked: 2026-07-15

## Method

Use the compatible published metric population_density_per_km2, keep one machine-readable unit family with direct source URLs, and sort descending.

## Boundary

This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.