Jamaica vs North Korea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Jamaica
0.7656 % change on previous year
in 2025
North Korea
0.7919 % change on previous year
in 2025
Jamaica rank
141st
North Korea rank
139th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Jamaica
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.7919 % change on previous year against 0.7656 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0263 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was North Korea ahead.
Jamaica ranks 141st and North Korea ranks 139th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.78 % change on previous year | 29.98 % change on previous year | 25.2 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1960s | 4.83 % change on previous year | 5.97 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 0.1175 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.62 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 0.0998 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.37 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 0.0405 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9513 % change on previous year | 0.7067 % change on previous year | 0.2446 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.8829 % change on previous year | 0.818 % change on previous year | 0.0649 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.8687 % change on previous year | 0.8249 % change on previous year | 0.0438 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Jamaica or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.7919 % change on previous year against 0.7656 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Jamaica and North Korea?
- 0.0263 % change on previous year, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Korea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and North Korea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 141st and North Korea ranks 139th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.