Seoul

Population 2025

9.7M

Population 2100

5.3M

GDP/CAPITA · COUNTRY · 2025

$36,227South Korea

AI. Seoul can fuse its electronics, robotics, university, and digital-service strengths into an urban AI ecosystem. Smarter transit, elder care, buildings, safety, and public services can support an aging population when privacy, cybersecurity, and human review are built in.

Climate. Seoul faces hotter summers, intense rainfall, river and basement flooding, landslides, and air stress. Restored streams, floodable parks, cooler streets, safer below-grade spaces, and heat-ready housing can protect dense neighborhoods as weather extremes intensify.

Energy. Seoul must power dense towers, data centers, manufacturing, rail, electric vehicles, and cooling loads. Deep efficiency, distributed renewables, storage, stronger grids, flexible demand, and waste-heat recovery can reduce import dependence and maintain reliability.

TBD