South Korea vs Paraguay: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations
South Korea
51.1%
in 2025
Paraguay
51.7%
in 2025
South Korea rank
12th
Paraguay rank
11th
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time
- South Korea
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 51.7% against 51.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 12th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.4% | 21.7% | 3.7% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 37.1% | 24.2% | 12.8% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 26.2% | 20.7% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 29.5% | 22.2% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 38.7% | 12.1% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 47.9% | 2.2% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 51.1% | 0.5% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, South Korea or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 51.7% against 51.1% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between South Korea and Paraguay?
- 0.6%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Paraguay rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- South Korea ranks 12th and Paraguay ranks 11th 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.