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

7.13 people per km², with Switzerland ahead.

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

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.

South Korea vs Switzerland: Population density

South Korea

223.86 people per km²

in 2100

Switzerland

230.99 people per km²

in 2100

South Korea rank

69th

Switzerland rank

68th

Population density over time

South Korea
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 230.99 people per km² against 223.86 people per km² in South Korea, a difference of 7.13 people per km².

The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 69th and Switzerland ranks 68th of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 46 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	16.39 people per km²	7.59 people per km²	8.8 people per km²	South Korea
1100s	19.67 people per km²	10.12 people per km²	9.55 people per km²	South Korea
1200s	26.23 people per km²	12.66 people per km²	13.57 people per km²	South Korea
1300s	19.67 people per km²	20.25 people per km²	0.5761 people per km²	Switzerland
1400s	22.95 people per km²	15.19 people per km²	7.76 people per km²	South Korea
1500s	26.23 people per km²	20.25 people per km²	5.98 people per km²	South Korea
1600s	32.79 people per km²	25.31 people per km²	7.48 people per km²	South Korea
1700s	40.98 people per km²	31.64 people per km²	9.34 people per km²	South Korea
1710s	45.07 people per km²	32.55 people per km²	12.52 people per km²	South Korea
1720s	48.29 people per km²	33.47 people per km²	14.81 people per km²	South Korea
1730s	51.73 people per km²	34.43 people per km²	17.31 people per km²	South Korea
1740s	55.43 people per km²	35.41 people per km²	20.02 people per km²	South Korea
1750s	59.39 people per km²	36.42 people per km²	22.97 people per km²	South Korea
1760s	63.63 people per km²	37.45 people per km²	26.18 people per km²	South Korea
1770s	68.18 people per km²	38.52 people per km²	29.66 people per km²	South Korea
1780s	73.05 people per km²	39.62 people per km²	33.43 people per km²	South Korea
1790s	78.26 people per km²	40.75 people per km²	37.52 people per km²	South Korea
1800s	96.26 people per km²	45.58 people per km²	50.68 people per km²	South Korea
1810s	96.26 people per km²	48.56 people per km²	47.7 people per km²	South Korea
1820s	96.49 people per km²	51.55 people per km²	44.94 people per km²	South Korea
1830s	97 people per km²	54.51 people per km²	42.49 people per km²	South Korea
1840s	97.51 people per km²	57.98 people per km²	39.53 people per km²	South Korea
1850s	98.08 people per km²	61.68 people per km²	36.41 people per km²	South Korea
1860s	98.7 people per km²	65.14 people per km²	33.57 people per km²	South Korea
1870s	99.06 people per km²	69.22 people per km²	29.84 people per km²	South Korea
1880s	99.11 people per km²	73.04 people per km²	26.07 people per km²	South Korea
1890s	99.15 people per km²	78.53 people per km²	20.62 people per km²	South Korea
1900s	99.9 people per km²	88.22 people per km²	11.68 people per km²	South Korea
1910s	108.09 people per km²	95.88 people per km²	12.21 people per km²	South Korea
1920s	126.51 people per km²	99.89 people per km²	26.62 people per km²	South Korea
1930s	145.81 people per km²	104.3 people per km²	41.51 people per km²	South Korea
1940s	177.83 people per km²	112.02 people per km²	65.8 people per km²	South Korea
1950s	225.9 people per km²	125.85 people per km²	100.05 people per km²	South Korea
1960s	297.15 people per km²	146.27 people per km²	150.89 people per km²	South Korea
1970s	362.42 people per km²	158.96 people per km²	203.46 people per km²	South Korea
1980s	418.47 people per km²	163.74 people per km²	254.73 people per km²	South Korea
1990s	464.01 people per km²	176.6 people per km²	287.41 people per km²	South Korea
2000s	489 people per km²	187.91 people per km²	301.09 people per km²	South Korea
2010s	517.71 people per km²	208.12 people per km²	309.59 people per km²	South Korea
2020s	529.18 people per km²	225.6 people per km²	303.58 people per km²	South Korea
2030s	515.71 people per km²	233.09 people per km²	282.62 people per km²	South Korea
2040s	485.25 people per km²	235.65 people per km²	249.6 people per km²	South Korea
2050s	439.04 people per km²	236.06 people per km²	202.98 people per km²	South Korea
2060s	383.02 people per km²	233.87 people per km²	149.15 people per km²	South Korea
2070s	330.36 people per km²	231.58 people per km²	98.78 people per km²	South Korea
2080s	284.17 people per km²	230.06 people per km²	54.1 people per km²	South Korea
2090s	243.4 people per km²	230.24 people per km²	13.16 people per km²	South Korea
2100s	223.86 people per km²	230.99 people per km²	7.12 people per km²	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, South Korea or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 230.99 people per km² against 223.86 people per km² in South Korea as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between South Korea and Switzerland?: 7.13 people per km², with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Switzerland?: 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do South Korea and Switzerland rank globally for population density?: South Korea ranks 69th and Switzerland ranks 68th 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.