North Korea vs Zimbabwe: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations
North Korea
12.1%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
9.6%
in 2025
North Korea rank
105th
Zimbabwe rank
108th
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time
- North Korea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 12.1% against 9.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
North Korea ranks 105th and Zimbabwe ranks 108th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 7.1% | 1.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 8.6% | 0.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 9.0% | 2.0% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 0.9% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.6% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 1.1% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 9.7% | 2.2% | North Korea |
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 Zimbabwe?
- North Korea, at 12.1% against 9.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between North Korea and Zimbabwe?
- 2.5%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Zimbabwe rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- North Korea ranks 105th and Zimbabwe ranks 108th 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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About this data
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.