Urban population, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Urban population, per capita was 0.6419 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in North Korea is 0.6419 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.6419 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.406 units per person, in 1960.
North Korea ranks 109th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.406 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4231 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4374 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.45 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4622 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.475 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4895 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5049 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5197 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5325 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.542 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5491 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5557 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5612 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5651 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.567 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5676 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.568 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5682 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5685 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.569 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5697 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5708 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5721 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5736 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5753 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.577 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5789 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5807 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5826 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5844 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.586 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5875 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5887 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5898 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5907 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5915 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5923 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5929 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5936 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5942 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5948 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5954 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5961 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5968 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5975 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5983 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5993 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6003 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6015 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6031 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6048 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6068 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6088 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6109 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6132 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6157 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6182 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6208 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6235 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6264 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6293 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6323 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6354 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6386 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6419 units per person | +0.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.6419 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 units per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.6419 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6544 units per person, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.47 units per person | 0.406 units per person | 0.5325 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5612 units per person | 0.542 units per person | 0.5685 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.575 units per person | 0.569 units per person | 0.5826 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5897 units per person | 0.5844 units per person | 0.5936 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5974 units per person | 0.5942 units per person | 0.6015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6126 units per person | 0.6031 units per person | 0.6235 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.634 units per person | 0.6264 units per person | 0.6419 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 0 units per person (2024)
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, annual 0.6198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in North Korea?
- Urban population, per capita in North Korea was 0.6419 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6419 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.406 units per person in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for urban population, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 109th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.