Meanwhile, in South Korea, a compact urban space with modern amenities is totally normal. Roughly 60% of all South Koreans live in apartments, compared to less than 20% of North Koreans.

Some 62.9 percent of Korea's housing consists of apartment buildings -- defined as multiunit housing five stories or higher -- as of 2020 according to the Architecture and Urban Research Institute.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is a nation covered by apartments, so much so that, from above, it resembles a coast-to-coast game of dominoes. Apartment buildings snake around mountains ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is a nation covered by apartments, so much so that from above it resembles a coast-to-coast game of dominoes. Apartment buildings snake around mountains and form ...

In Korea, about 6 people out of 10 live in apartments. According to the latest report by Statistics Korea in 2019, the country had 11.3 million apartments, accounting for 62.3 percent of all housing.

As of December 2024, Americans owned 5,678 apartments in the South Korean capital. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...