Korean net worth percentile — where does my household sit?
Household Finance and Welfare Survey, as at end-March 2025
Statistics Korea's Household Finance and Welfare Survey publishes the boundary values that divide all households by net worth. Net worth is assets — a home, deposits, shares — minus debts such as loans. Because this data gives boundaries rather than band averages, it can place you more finely than the other rankings. It is a household survey, so everyone living together should be added in.
Include the home you live in, at market value
Net worth (assets − debts)
₩300,000,000
Among all Korean households
top 43%
Line up 100 people and you are 43th
Your net worth
₩300,000,000
Above you
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Boundary values — the highlighted row is where you sit
| Position | Boundary | Your net worth |
|---|---|---|
| top 10% | ₩1,100,200,000 | — |
| top 20% | ₩693,800,000 | — |
| top 30% | ₩461,800,000 | — |
| top 40% | ₩330,500,000 | — |
| top 50% | ₩238,600,000 | ◀ here · ₩300,000,000 |
| top 60% | ₩164,720,000 | passed |
| top 70% | ₩102,960,000 | passed |
| top 80% | ₩51,080,000 | passed |
| top 90% | ₩12,100,000 | passed |
This is a household survey — add up everyone living with you. The median is ₩238.6M and the mean ₩471.4M; a small number at the top pull the mean up, so comparing against the median gives a truer sense of where you stand.
Common questions
QWhat is the median net worth?
₩238.6m. The mean is ₩471.44m, but a small number at the top pull the mean up, so comparing against the median gives a truer sense of where you stand.
QWhat does it take to be in the top 10%?
Net worth of ₩1.1002bn. The top 20% starts at ₩693.8m and the top 30% at ₩461.8m.
QIs this per person?
Per household. Assets and debts of everyone living together should be combined. If you live with parents, the result can be far from how it feels individually.