In 2022, there were 55 people under sentence of death in South Korea. As of 2023, South Korea retains the death penalty under Article 41 of the Criminal Code but is classified as an "abolitionist in practice country," meaning that the death penalty has not actually been executed in the last ten years. The last execution of the death penalty took place in 1997.
Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2022
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MOJ (South Korea). (July 25, 2023). Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/
MOJ (South Korea). "Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2022." Chart. July 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/
MOJ (South Korea). (2023). Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/
MOJ (South Korea). "Number of Prisoners under Sentence of Death in South Korea from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/
MOJ (South Korea), Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], MOJ (South Korea), July 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/