Churches by country

How Many Churches Are in South Korea?

387Christian churches mapped in our open directory (a growing sample, not a national census)

The short answer

The Living Bread maps 387 Christian churches in South Korea in its open, verifiable directory. This is a growing sample from open data, not a national total, so the real number is far higher.

South Korea in context

51.5 millionpopulation
31.0%Christian (Korea Research survey, 2025)
16 millionChristians (approx.)
387churches we map

The churches of South Korea are Protestant 20%, Roman Catholic 11%.

Explore the churches of South Korea

Browse the 387 churches we map, by city, with denomination and location where the open data records it.

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Whoever you are, you are welcome

Behind every number is a family. If you are looking for a church, or looking for God, you are welcome. Meet Jesus, or ask for prayer.

Churches in other countries

Population from Wikidata; Christian share from Korea Research survey (2025); church directory from OpenStreetMap, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. A growing directory, not a national census. We never invent totals.