How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Tuvalu?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Tuvalu: Urban population

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

64.2%

in 2025

Tuvalu

65.4%

in 2025

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

109th

Tuvalu rank

106th

Urban population over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 65.4% against 64.2% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 109th and Tuvalu ranks 106th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1960s	47.0%	13.2%	33.8%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s	56.1%	19.1%	37.0%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	57.5%	34.1%	23.4%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	59.0%	42.6%	16.4%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	59.7%	49.3%	10.5%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	61.3%	58.4%	2.9%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	63.4%	63.7%	0.3%	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 65.4% against 64.2% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Tuvalu?: 1.2%, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Tuvalu?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Tuvalu rank globally for urban population?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 109th and Tuvalu ranks 106th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.