The Statistic of Seoul

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Districts of Seoul

The Seoul city covers 0.28% of the entire peninsula (or 0.61% of South Korea), and spans an area of 30.30 km north-to-south and 34.78 km west-to-east. The Hangang (River) flows horizontally across Seoul, dividing the city into two sections lying north and south of the river. 

There are 25 autonomous "gu" districts in Seoul, divided into 426 administrative "dong" sub-units in Seoul. Each "gu" is a basic local government unit that takes care of it's assigned affairs and autonomous duties. The "gu" provides administrative services that are closely related to the lives of citizens. 


Statistic of Seoul's Population (2023)

"통계로 본 서울" - 인구
Total Population(Q1 2023)

9,668,008

Senior Population (Q1 2023)
(Aged 65 and over)

​1,690,961

Adolescent Population (Q1 2023)
(Age between 9 to 24)

1,390,357

Old-age Dependency Ratio (Q1 2023)

24.9

Migrants into Seoul (May 2023)

99,323

Number of Foreigners (Q1 2023)

241,604

Households (2022)

3,873,473

Number of Births (Apr. 2023)

3,062

Number of Marriages (Apr. 2023)

2,660

Number of Suicidal Deaths (2021)

2,133

Source: 통계로 본 서울 > 서울의 통계 > 통계정보 > 정보소통광장 (seoul.go.kr)


Status of Seoul

This indicates the principal data by selected sectors in Seoul.

서울의 주요 지표 수치"
Number of the Unemployed (June 2023)

​153,000

Gross Regional Development Product (GRDP) (2020)

KRW 444,545.9 Billion

Number of Established Enterprises (2021)

1,188,091

Financial Self-Sufficiency (2022)

76.3%

Electric Power Consumption (2021)

47,295,805 MWh 

Information Disclosure Rate (2022)

96.7%

Daily Generation of Domestic Waste (2021)

10,853.9 tons/day

Street Trees (2021)

295,852 

Concentration of Fine Dust (Air Pollution) (2021)

38 μg/m3

Daily Generation of Food Waste (2020)

2,540.7 tons/day

Number of Hospitals (2021)
18,261 
Number of Foreign Visitors (2022)
(Nationwide)

3,198,017

Number of Theaters (2021)

421

Number of Public Libraries (2021)

195

Daily Traffic Volume (2020)

26,497,000 trips/day

Total Length of Bicycle Lanes (2021)
1,290.4 km
The Index of Transportation Safety (2021)

78.21 points

Number of Subway Users (2022)

2,403,878,000

Source: http://opengov.seoul.go.kr/stat


A Day in Seoul (2021)

 
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    Births
    125 babies
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    Deaths

    134 people

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    Marriages

    101 couples


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    Divorces

    41 couples

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    Movement of Population

    5,440 people

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    Passports Issued

    467 cases


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    Vehicle Increases

    53  Vehicles

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    Public Transit - Bus Passengers

    3,121,000 people

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    Public Transit - Subway Passengers

    5,902,000 people


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    Death in Traffic Accidents

    0.67 person

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    EMS Activity

    1,511 cases

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    Fires

    13.6 incidents


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    Electricity  Consumed

    129,578 MWh

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    Oil Consumed

    96,000 barrel

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    Domestic Wastes Generated

    9,493 tons (2018)


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    Building Permits Granted

    34 buildings

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    Water Supply per Person

    303 liters

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    Liquefied Natural Gas Consumed
    12,612,000 m2
Source: http://data.seoul.go.kr/dataVisual/seoul/seoulList.do
 
 
Seoul Statistical Series_01 Population.pdfSeoul Statistical Series_02 Economy.pdfSeoul Statistical Series_03 transportation.pdfSeoul Statistical Series_04 Housing.pdf