Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 12.39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Republic of Korea, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Republic of Korea is 12.39, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Republic of Korea peaked at 18.76 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.39, in 2024.
Republic of Korea ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.9 | — |
| 2005 | 17.42 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 17.9 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 18.38 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 18.76 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 18.25 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 18.24 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.26 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.33 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 18.03 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.2 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 16.75 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 16.21 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.4 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 15.24 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.02 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.29 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 13.57 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 12.89 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 12.7 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 12.39 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.94 | 16.9 | 18.76 | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.87 | 15.02 | 18.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.17 | 12.39 | 14.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 85 Sao Tome and Principe 12.97 compare
- 86 Micronesia (Federated States of) 12.97 compare
- 87 State of Palestine 12.92 compare
- 88 Korea 12.39 compare
- 90 Mauritania 12.32 compare
- 91 Argentina 12.3 compare
More development goals data for Republic of Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Republic of Korea?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Republic of Korea was 12.39 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.76 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.39 in 2024.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Republic of Korea ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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