Urban population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Urban population was 64.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 64.2%. 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 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 64.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1960.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 109th of 217 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 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.6% | — |
| 1961 | 42.3% | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 43.7% | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 45.0% | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 46.2% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 47.5% | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 49.0% | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 50.5% | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 52.0% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 53.3% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 55.6% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 56.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 56.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 57.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 58.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.0% | 40.6% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.1% | 54.2% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 56.9% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 58.4% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 59.4% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 60.3% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.6% | 64.2% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 91.25 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.65 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.3% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 7.02 billion tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Urban population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 64.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1960.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for urban population?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 109th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.