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Most densely populated cities in South Korea

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

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양천구, South Korea is first in the current published ranking at 24,754.5089 people/km²; compare its source date and geographic grain before using the result.

Items compared
30
Countries represented
1
Last checked
2026-07-15

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

RankCity or placePublished valueCheckedSource and scope
1양천구, South Korea24,754.5089 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
2동대문구, South Korea23,821.0267 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
3동작구, South Korea22,984.6483 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
4중랑구, South Korea20,501.2973 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
5광진구, South Korea19,458.558 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
6강동구, South Korea19,395.7706 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
7구로구, South Korea19,292.6938 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
8송파구, South Korea19,194.2722 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
9연제구, South Korea17,569.3388 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
10금천구, South Korea17,293.318 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
11서대문구, South Korea17,178.2757 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
12성북구, South Korea17,150.5289 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
13수영구, South Korea16,838.1978 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
14미추홀구, South Korea16,597.182 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
15동래구, South Korea16,498.4967 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
16성동구, South Korea16,231.8505 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
17관악구, South Korea16,158.6743 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
18은평구, South Korea15,513.9347 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
19부평구, South Korea15,412.5 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
20영등포구, South Korea15,224.9695 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
21마포구, South Korea15,153.7526 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
22도봉구, South Korea14,684.1646 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
23부천시, South Korea14,404.4528 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
24강남구, South Korea14,110 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
25노원구, South Korea13,861.3713 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
26junggu, South Korea13,840.085 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
27gangseogu, South Korea13,421.1149 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
28junggu, South Korea13,263.9576 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
29부산진구, South Korea12,109.2349 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
30junggu, South Korea12,102.8112 people/km²2026-07-15
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31

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Sources

Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.KOSIS / Ministry of the Interior and Safety; MOIS resident registration denominator · Checked 2026-07-15

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