What is the difference in population density between Iraq and South Korea?

7.98 people per km², with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?

318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs South Korea: Population density

Iraq

231.84 people per km²

in 2100

South Korea

223.86 people per km²

in 2100

Iraq rank

67th

South Korea rank

69th

Population density over time

Iraq
South Korea

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 231.84 people per km² against 223.86 people per km² in South Korea, a difference of 7.98 people per km².

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was South Korea ahead.

Iraq ranks 67th and South Korea ranks 69th of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 47.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1000s	4.61 people per km²	16.39 people per km²	11.79 people per km²	South Korea
1100s	4.03 people per km²	19.67 people per km²	15.64 people per km²	South Korea
1200s	3.17 people per km²	26.23 people per km²	23.06 people per km²	South Korea
1300s	2.3 people per km²	19.67 people per km²	17.37 people per km²	South Korea
1400s	2.3 people per km²	22.95 people per km²	20.65 people per km²	South Korea
1500s	2.3 people per km²	26.23 people per km²	23.93 people per km²	South Korea
1600s	2.88 people per km²	32.79 people per km²	29.91 people per km²	South Korea
1700s	2.3 people per km²	40.98 people per km²	38.68 people per km²	South Korea
1710s	2.3 people per km²	45.07 people per km²	42.76 people per km²	South Korea
1720s	2.3 people per km²	48.29 people per km²	45.98 people per km²	South Korea
1730s	2.3 people per km²	51.73 people per km²	49.43 people per km²	South Korea
1740s	2.31 people per km²	55.43 people per km²	53.12 people per km²	South Korea
1750s	2.31 people per km²	59.39 people per km²	57.08 people per km²	South Korea
1760s	2.31 people per km²	63.63 people per km²	61.32 people per km²	South Korea
1770s	2.31 people per km²	68.18 people per km²	65.87 people per km²	South Korea
1780s	2.31 people per km²	73.05 people per km²	70.74 people per km²	South Korea
1790s	2.31 people per km²	78.26 people per km²	75.96 people per km²	South Korea
1800s	2.35 people per km²	96.26 people per km²	93.91 people per km²	South Korea
1810s	2.46 people per km²	96.26 people per km²	93.8 people per km²	South Korea
1820s	2.57 people per km²	96.49 people per km²	93.92 people per km²	South Korea
1830s	2.69 people per km²	97 people per km²	94.31 people per km²	South Korea
1840s	2.81 people per km²	97.51 people per km²	94.71 people per km²	South Korea
1850s	2.94 people per km²	98.08 people per km²	95.14 people per km²	South Korea
1860s	3.34 people per km²	98.7 people per km²	95.37 people per km²	South Korea
1870s	3.84 people per km²	99.06 people per km²	95.22 people per km²	South Korea
1880s	4.08 people per km²	99.11 people per km²	95.03 people per km²	South Korea
1890s	4.8 people per km²	99.15 people per km²	94.35 people per km²	South Korea
1900s	5.99 people per km²	99.9 people per km²	93.91 people per km²	South Korea
1910s	7.19 people per km²	108.09 people per km²	100.9 people per km²	South Korea
1920s	8.48 people per km²	126.51 people per km²	118.03 people per km²	South Korea
1930s	9.22 people per km²	145.81 people per km²	136.59 people per km²	South Korea
1940s	10.96 people per km²	177.83 people per km²	166.87 people per km²	South Korea
1950s	14.45 people per km²	225.9 people per km²	211.45 people per km²	South Korea
1960s	18.7 people per km²	297.15 people per km²	278.45 people per km²	South Korea
1970s	26.24 people per km²	362.42 people per km²	336.18 people per km²	South Korea
1980s	35.64 people per km²	418.47 people per km²	382.83 people per km²	South Korea
1990s	46.99 people per km²	464.01 people per km²	417.01 people per km²	South Korea
2000s	63.22 people per km²	489 people per km²	425.78 people per km²	South Korea
2010s	84.2 people per km²	517.71 people per km²	433.51 people per km²	South Korea
2020s	107.18 people per km²	529.18 people per km²	422 people per km²	South Korea
2030s	130.23 people per km²	515.71 people per km²	385.48 people per km²	South Korea
2040s	153.58 people per km²	485.25 people per km²	331.68 people per km²	South Korea
2050s	174.8 people per km²	439.04 people per km²	264.24 people per km²	South Korea
2060s	193.53 people per km²	383.02 people per km²	189.49 people per km²	South Korea
2070s	209.01 people per km²	330.36 people per km²	121.35 people per km²	South Korea
2080s	220.69 people per km²	284.17 people per km²	63.47 people per km²	South Korea
2090s	228.81 people per km²	243.4 people per km²	14.59 people per km²	South Korea
2100s	231.84 people per km²	223.86 people per km²	7.98 people per km²	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Iraq or South Korea?: Iraq, at 231.84 people per km² against 223.86 people per km² in South Korea as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Iraq and South Korea?: 7.98 people per km², with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?: 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Iraq and South Korea rank globally for population density?: Iraq ranks 67th and South Korea ranks 69th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.