Only around 17 percent of South Korea's land area was designated as urban as of late last year, but it was occupied by over 90 percent of the population.

According to data from the Land Ministry on Tuesday, out of 106-thousand-205 square kilometers of land designated for use, 17-thousand-769 square kilometers, or 16-point-seven percent, were for urban development.

Twenty-five-point-seven percent was designated for management, 46-point-four percent for agriculture and forestry, and eleven-point-two percent for environmental preservation.

Of the area for urban use, two-thousand-713 square kilometers, or 15-point-three percent, were residential districts, one-point-nine percent for commercial use and six-point-nine percent for industrial purposes.

Out of the 51-point-83 million population, 47-point-57 million, or 91-point-eight percent, were urban residents, indicating a high urban population density.