In 2023, there were 55 people under sentence of death in South Korea. As of 2024, South Korea retains the death penalty under Article 41 of the Criminal Code but is classified as an "abolitionist in practice country," meaning that the death penalty has not actually been executed in the last ten years. The last execution of the death penalty took place in 1997.
Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2023
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MOJ (South Korea). (May 31, 2024). Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/
MOJ (South Korea). "Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2023." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/
MOJ (South Korea). (2024). Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/
MOJ (South Korea). "Number of Prisoners under Sentence of Death in South Korea from 2012 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/
MOJ (South Korea), Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of prisoners under sentence of death in South Korea from 2012 to 2023 [Graph], MOJ (South Korea), May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222368/south-korea-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death/
