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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · High income
South Korea: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 97.9% (2024), 13th of 188 in the world and 2nd of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 172.5 (2024), 18th of 210 in the world and 5th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 47.8 (2024), 8th of 208 in the world and 1st of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Internet users
South KoreaEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
South KoreaEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: South Korea in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 97.9%2024 | 13/188 | 2/28 | 44.7% | 83.7% | 96.5% | +10.3 ppsince 2014 | 88.4% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 172.52024 | 18/210 | 5/34 | 57.3 | 104.1 | 136.0 | +52%since 2014 | 135.1 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 47.82024 | 8/208 | 1/34 | 8.3 | 35.3 | 43.1 | +26%since 2014 | 36.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 41.22024 | 21/213 | 6/37 | 55.3 | 58.5 | 46.0 | −29%since 2014 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 11,9022024 | 56/215 | 7/37 | · | 175 | 5,939 | +2,827%since 2014 | 5,322 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 100/215 | 17/36 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 101/211 | 17/35 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 110/213 | 20/35 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 37/192 | 6/30 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 12,071 kWh2025 | 10/149 | 1/18 | 5,885 kWh | 9,668 kWh | 11,000 kWh | +15%since 2015 | 5,715 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 5,564 kgoe2024 | 13/150 | 2/18 | 3,952 kgoe | 5,008 kgoe | 5,294 kgoe | +6.4%since 2014 | 2,488 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 3.0%2025 | 145/149 | 17/18 | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3.4% | +0.8 ppsince 2015 | 3.9% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+10.3 pp97.9% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+26%47.8 in 2024
- Secure servers+2,827%11,902 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+0.8 pp3.0% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
South Korea and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with South Korea. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | South Korea | China | Japan | North Korea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 97.9%2024 | 91.6%2025 | 85.5%2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 172.52024 | 131.82024 | 178.42023 | 24.12022 |
| Fixed broadband | 47.82024 | 47.22024 | 38.62023 | — |
| Fixed telephone | 41.22024 | 11.72024 | 47.72023 | 4.52022 |
| Secure servers | 11,9022024 | 1,4132024 | 32,9292024 | 102024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 61.4%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | — |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | — |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 22.0%2024 |