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Seoul: City Population History

Year Population Area: Square Kilometers Area: Square Miles Population per Square Kilometer Population per Square Mile
1890 250,000 NA NA NA NA
1910 197,000 NA NA NA NA
1920 251,000 NA NA NA NA
1930 677,000 NA NA NA NA
1940 1,142,000 NA NA NA NA
1949 1,446,000 NA NA NA NA
1960 2,445,000 NA NA NA NA
1970 5,537,000 605.4 233.5 9,147 23,708
1980 6,890,000 605.4 233.5 11,382 29,501
1990 10,726,000 605.4 233.6 17,717 45,923
1991 10,904,527 605.4 233.5 18,013 46,690
1992 10,969,862 605.4 233.5 18,121 46,970
1993 10,925,464 605.4 233.6 18,047 46,777
1994 10,798,700 605.4 233.6 17,836 46,232
1995 10,595,943 605.8 233.7 17,491 45,338
1996 10,469,852 605.6 233.6 17,289 44,813
1997 10,389,057 605.5 233.6 17,157 44,472
1998 10,323,494 605.5 233.6 17,049 44,191
1999 10,323,448 605.5 233.6 17,049 44,191
Source: Seoul Statistical Yearbook, Statesman's Yearbook and World Atlases

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