In 2022, there were 1,313 people serving life sentences in South Korea, a decrease of nine people from the previous year. With 1,268 people were serving life sentences in 2012, there has been a gradual increase over the past decade.
Number of people serving life sentences in South Korea from 2012 to 2022
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Statistics on
About the industry
10
- Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - total executions 1976-2022, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - executions per year 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden 2022, by type of crime
- Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - total number of executions 1976-2022, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - racial distribution of executed inmates 1976-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - racial distribution of death row inmates 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - executions per year 2000-2021, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - executions 1976-2023, by method
- Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - prisoners on death row 2020, by education
- Basic Statistic U.S. capital punishment - prisoners on death row 2020, by marital status
About the region
10
- Basic Statistic Relief funds received by crime victims South Korea 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Crimes committed South Korea 2022, by property damage
- Basic Statistic Arrests for robbery South Korea 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Arrests for all offenses South Korea 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Arrests for theft South Korea 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Crimes committed South Korea 2022, by motive
- Premium Statistic Crimes committed South Korea 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Crime victims South Korea 2022, by gender and age group
- Premium Statistic Crime victims South Korea 2015-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Crime victims South Korea 2022, by relationship
Selected statistics
1
Other regions
9
- Basic Statistic Intentional homicide rates in Singapore 2005-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners under sentence of death U.S. 2020, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Murder, homicide and assisted suicide victims by age group Germany 2022
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate for the most populous cities in Asian countries 2012
- Premium Statistic Homicide rates of the most populous cities in Africa, 2012
- Premium Statistic Male and female homicide victims in 2011, by region
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate for the most populous city in European countries 2012
- Premium Statistic Intentional homicide rates in Pakistan 2005-2016
- Basic Statistic Intentional homicide rates in Indonesia 2008-2016
Related statistics
10
- Premium Statistic Crime victims South Korea 2022, by situation
- Basic Statistic Crimes committed South Korea 2022, by weekday
- Premium Statistic Crimes committed South Korea 2022, by time frame
- Premium Statistic Crime victims South Korea 2022, by rehabilitation period
- Premium Statistic Crimes committed South Korea 2022, by leading location
- Premium Statistic Rate of police officers in South Korea 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Arrests for sexual assault South Korea 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Arrests for murder or manslaughter South Korea 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of CCTV cameras in South Korea 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of newly installed CCTV cameras in South Korea 2009-2022
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
MOJ (South Korea). (July 25, 2023). Number of people serving life sentences in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222403/south-korea-people-serving-life-sentences/
MOJ (South Korea). "Number of people serving life sentences in South Korea from 2012 to 2022." Chart. July 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222403/south-korea-people-serving-life-sentences/
MOJ (South Korea). (2023). Number of people serving life sentences in South Korea from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222403/south-korea-people-serving-life-sentences/
MOJ (South Korea). "Number of People Serving Life Sentences in South Korea from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222403/south-korea-people-serving-life-sentences/
MOJ (South Korea), Number of people serving life sentences in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222403/south-korea-people-serving-life-sentences/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Number of people serving life sentences in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], MOJ (South Korea), July 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222403/south-korea-people-serving-life-sentences/