Angola vs North Korea: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Angola
67.9%
in 2025
North Korea
68.3%
in 2025
Angola rank
99th
North Korea rank
98th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Angola
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 68.3% against 67.9% in Angola, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Korea ahead.
Angola ranks 99th and North Korea ranks 98th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1700s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1710s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 1720s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Angola |
| 1730s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1740s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1750s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1760s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 1770s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.4% | North Korea |
| 1780s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | North Korea |
| 1790s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.8% | North Korea |
| 1800s | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.1% | North Korea |
| 1810s | 1.9% | 3.3% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1820s | 2.1% | 3.9% | 1.7% | North Korea |
| 1830s | 2.3% | 4.5% | 2.2% | North Korea |
| 1840s | 2.5% | 5.2% | 2.7% | North Korea |
| 1850s | 2.8% | 6.1% | 3.3% | North Korea |
| 1860s | 3.0% | 7.1% | 4.1% | North Korea |
| 1870s | 3.3% | 8.3% | 5.0% | North Korea |
| 1880s | 3.7% | 9.7% | 6.1% | North Korea |
| 1890s | 4.0% | 11.3% | 7.3% | North Korea |
| 1900s | 4.4% | 13.2% | 8.9% | North Korea |
| 1910s | 4.8% | 15.4% | 10.6% | North Korea |
| 1920s | 5.3% | 18.0% | 12.8% | North Korea |
| 1930s | 5.8% | 21.0% | 15.3% | North Korea |
| 1940s | 6.3% | 24.5% | 18.2% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 7.8% | 33.2% | 25.4% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 11.0% | 43.9% | 33.0% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 55.9% | 37.3% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 57.5% | 26.9% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 59.1% | 14.7% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 60.1% | 6.2% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 62.9% | 1.2% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 67.2% | 0.5% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Angola or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 68.3% against 67.9% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Angola and North Korea?
- 0.4%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and North Korea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Angola and North Korea rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Angola ranks 99th and North Korea ranks 98th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.