North Korea vs Sweden: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
North Korea
0.7919 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
0.7188 % change on previous year
in 2025
North Korea rank
139th
Sweden rank
142nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- North Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.7919 % change on previous year against 0.7188 % change on previous year in Sweden, a difference of 0.0731 % change on previous year.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 139th and Sweden ranks 142nd of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.98 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 28.16 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1960s | 5.97 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 0.6988 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 0.2693 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 0.5048 % change on previous year | 0.91 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.7067 % change on previous year | 0.5978 % change on previous year | 0.1089 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.818 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 0.5149 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8249 % change on previous year | 0.863 % change on previous year | 0.0381 % change on previous year | Sweden |
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, North Korea or Sweden?
- North Korea, at 0.7919 % change on previous year against 0.7188 % change on previous year in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between North Korea and Sweden?
- 0.0731 % change on previous year, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 139th and Sweden ranks 142nd 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.