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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
17.06 million
in 2025
Uganda
16.41 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
51st
Uganda rank
54th

Urban population over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 17.06 million against 16.41 million in Uganda, a difference of 643,600.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 54th of 217 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 6.21 million 466,554 5.74 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 9.39 million 745,230 8.64 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 11.21 million 1.21 million 10.01 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 13.23 million 2.17 million 11.05 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 14.52 million 3.90 million 10.62 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 15.63 million 9.02 million 6.62 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 16.71 million 14.54 million 2.18 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Uganda?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 17.06 million against 16.41 million in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Uganda?
643,600, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Uganda?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Uganda rank globally for urban population?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 54th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.