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South Korean Cultural Ecology - 1905 to 1990
Part 3: The Plight of the Farmers - Page 16
A. Loss of Farmers
Despite the rapid urbanization after World War II and the Korean War, Korea
still had a large rural population.
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Year
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Total Population
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% Seoul
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% Pusan
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All Other Cities
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% Rural
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1955
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21,502,000
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7.3
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4.9
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12.2
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75.5
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1970
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31,435,000
|
17.6
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6.0
|
19.5
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56.9
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1975
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34,706,620
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19.9
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7.1
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21.6
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51.5
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1980
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37,448,836
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22.3
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8.4
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26.5
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42.8
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Year
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Total Population
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Seoul Population
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Pusan Population
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All Other Cities
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Rural Population
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1955
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21,502,000
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1,569,646
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1,053,598
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2,623,244
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16,255,512
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1970
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31,435,000
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5,532,560
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1,886,100
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6,129,825
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17,886,515
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1975
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34,706,620
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6,906,617
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2,464,170
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7,496,630
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17,873,909
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1980
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37,448,836
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8,351,090
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3,145,702
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9,923,942
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16,028,102
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Year
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Total Population
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Urban Population
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Rural Population
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1985
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40,467,000
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26,303,550
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14,163,450
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2000
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46,341,000
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35,682,570
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10,658,430
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