As of the third quarter of 2023, the richest ten percent claimed to have a monthly income of around 14.3 million South Korean won. A comparison of the richest and poorest deciles showed that the richest earned about ten times that of the poorest in South Korea in a month.
Distribution of the household monthly income in South Korea as of 3rd quarter of 2023, by income deciles (in million South Korean won)
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KOSIS. (November 23, 2023). Distribution of the household monthly income in South Korea as of 3rd quarter of 2023, by income deciles (in million South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/872177/south-korea-household-monthly-income-distribution-by-deciles/
KOSIS. "Distribution of the household monthly income in South Korea as of 3rd quarter of 2023, by income deciles (in million South Korean won)." Chart. November 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872177/south-korea-household-monthly-income-distribution-by-deciles/
KOSIS. (2023). Distribution of the household monthly income in South Korea as of 3rd quarter of 2023, by income deciles (in million South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872177/south-korea-household-monthly-income-distribution-by-deciles/
KOSIS. "Distribution of The Household Monthly Income in South Korea as of 3rd Quarter of 2023, by Income Deciles (in Million South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872177/south-korea-household-monthly-income-distribution-by-deciles/
KOSIS, Distribution of the household monthly income in South Korea as of 3rd quarter of 2023, by income deciles (in million South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872177/south-korea-household-monthly-income-distribution-by-deciles/ (last visited April 17, 2024)
Distribution of the household monthly income in South Korea as of 3rd quarter of 2023, by income deciles (in million South Korean won) [Graph], KOSIS, November 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/872177/south-korea-household-monthly-income-distribution-by-deciles/