How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Netherlands?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea vs Netherlands: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations

North Korea

12.1%

in 2025

Netherlands

12.2%

in 2025

North Korea rank

105th

Netherlands rank

103rd

Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time

North Korea
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 12.2% against 12.1% in North Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 105th and Netherlands ranks 103rd of 121 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.8%	15.5%	9.7%	Netherlands
1970s	7.9%	13.9%	6.1%	Netherlands
1980s	11.1%	12.8%	1.7%	Netherlands
1990s	12.0%	12.7%	0.6%	Netherlands
2000s	11.5%	12.4%	0.9%	Netherlands
2010s	11.6%	12.4%	0.8%	Netherlands
2020s	11.9%	12.3%	0.4%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, North Korea or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 12.2% against 12.1% in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between North Korea and Netherlands?: 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Netherlands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Netherlands rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: North Korea ranks 105th and Netherlands ranks 103rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.