South Korea’s Population Imbalance Grows as Urbanization Accelerates

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) —  South Korea’s population distribution continues to tilt heavily toward the Seoul metropolitan area, with the gap between urban and rural populations reaching an all-time high in 2024, according to government data released on January 3, 2025. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s population statistics show that the metropolitan area, [...]