North Korea vs Netherlands: Urban population, annual growth rate
North Korea
0.7919 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands
0.8374 % change on previous year
in 2025
North Korea rank
134th
Netherlands rank
132nd
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- North Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.8374 % change on previous year against 0.7919 % change on previous year in North Korea, a difference of 0.0455 % change on previous year.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 134th and Netherlands ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.74 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 0.5546 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.3747 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.7067 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 0.8754 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.818 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.5249 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.8249 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.2395 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, North Korea or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.8374 % change on previous year against 0.7919 % change on previous year in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between North Korea and Netherlands?
- 0.0455 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Netherlands rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 134th and Netherlands ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.