Violence in the news: 83 reports in the week to Oct 19, 2026 · ×1.4 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 14 reports in the week to Oct 19, 2026 · ×1.7 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
51.7 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 30
near violence / total; 6 nuclear
Why this level0
Nothing in the open sources stands out.
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Refugees who fled
747
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
7
–
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
South Korea, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 2.5%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 747
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 43,513
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 22
- 2026-10-20
- GDP per person
- $36,227
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Seoul
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 10…21 | 0.5 mm | 19 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 8…14 | 1.2 mm | 52 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5…14 | 0.0 mm | 23 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7…18 | 0.1 mm | 22 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 12…19 | 0.0 mm | 15 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 13…19 | 4.2 mm | 21 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 12…22 | 22.5 mm | 39 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)