Population Seoul (South Korea)

South Korea
10 063 197

people

As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Seoul is 10 063 197 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 020 157 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 173 620 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 221 421 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 4 313 338 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 891 881 people, and the centenarians Seoul over 80 years old - 442 781 people.

27

place is occupied by South Korea in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Seoul by age groups

Children under 6 years old 1 020 157 / 10.14%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 1 173 620 / 11.66%
Young people from 18 to 29 1 221 421 / 12.14%
Adults from 30 to 59 4 313 338 / 42.86%
Elderly over 60 1 891 881 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 442 781 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population Seoul

Total Seoul permanent residents 4 845 429 men (48.15%) and 5 217 768 women (51.85%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 4313 971 / 6.2%251 178 / 5.5%48%
5 – 9313 971 / 6.2%246 347 / 5.4%47.8%
10 - 14 280 159 / 5.5%222 196 / 4.9%47.8%
15 - 19 236 686 / 4.6%193 214 / 4.3%48.3%
20 - 24 280 159 / 5.5%231 856 / 5.1%49.3%
25 - 29 415 408 / 8.3%347 784 / 7.5%49.2%
30 - 34 405 748 / 8.1%347 784 / 7.5%49.7%
35 - 39 371 935 / 7.4%338 124 / 7.3%51.4%
40 - 44 342 953 / 6.8%318 802 / 6.9%51.8%
45 - 49 313 971 / 6.2%294 651 / 6.4%52.1%
50 - 54 357 444 / 7.1%357 445 / 7.7%53.9%
55 - 59 376 766 / 7.5%410 579 / 8.8%55.8%
60 - 64 313 971 / 6.2%367 106 / 7.9%57.6%
65 - 69 217 365 / 4.2%289 820 / 6.3%60.7%
70 - 74 91 776 / 1.6%154 571 / 3.5%66.1%
75 - 79 115 928 / 2.1%241 517 / 5.3%70.3%
80+82 115 / 1.4%217 365 / 4.8%75.5%

Education level

Education level of residents Seoul: have higher education 22.8% (2 294 409 people), incomplete higher education — 2.8% (281 770 people), secondary vocational — 35.8% (3 602 625 people), 11 classes — 15.8% (1 589 985 people), 9 classes — 8.8% (885 561 people), 5 classes — 8.1% (815 119 people), have no education — 0.5% (50 316 people), illiterate — 0.5% (50 316 people).

Higher education 2 294 409 / 22.8%
Incomplete higher 281 770 / 2.8%
Secondary vocational 3 602 625 / 35.8%
Elementary school 1 589 985 / 15.8%
Middle school 885 561 / 8.8%
High school 815 119 / 8.1%
Without education 50 316 / 0.5%
Illiterate 50 316 / 0.5%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Seoul

Total Seoul the number of officially employed population is 6 671 900 people (66.3%), pensioners 2 717 063 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 372 338 people (3.7%).

Employed population 6 671 900 / 66.3%
Unemployed 372 338 / 3.7%
Pensioners 2 717 063 / 27%

Disability

Total Seoul have a disability 918 770 people, what constitutes 9.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 137 866 (1.37.%), disabled of the group II are 364 288 (3.62.%), disabled of the group III are 349 193 (3.47.%), disabled children 67 423 (0.67.%).

Total disabled 918 770 / 9.13%
Disabled of the group I 137 866 / 1.37%
Disabled of the group II 364 288 / 3.62%
Disabled of the group III 349 193 / 3.47%
Disabled children 67 423 / 0.67%