In 2023, there were over ** restaurants operating in South Korea. The amount of active restaurants has been slowly increasing since the beginning of the millennium, and has grown by about ** percent since the year 2000.
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MFDS (South Korea). (December 30, 2024). Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/
MFDS (South Korea). "Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 30, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/
MFDS (South Korea). (2024). Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/
MFDS (South Korea). "Total Number of Restaurants Operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Dec 2024, /statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/
MFDS (South Korea), Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Total number of restaurants operating in South Korea from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MFDS (South Korea), December 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1338547/south-korea-total-restaurants/
