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Colombia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Colombia
5.94 million people
in 2050
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
6.20 million people
in 2050
Colombia rank
68th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
65th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Colombia
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 6.20 million people against 5.94 million people in Colombia, a difference of 266,860 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 68th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 15 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1000s 2.40 million people 899,997 people 1.50 million people Colombia
1100s 2.72 million people 1.08 million people 1.64 million people Colombia
1200s 3.04 million people 1.44 million people 1.60 million people Colombia
1300s 3.36 million people 1.08 million people 2.28 million people Colombia
1400s 3.68 million people 1.26 million people 2.42 million people Colombia
1500s 3.99 million people 1.44 million people 2.56 million people Colombia
1600s 1.23 million people 1.80 million people 561,950 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1700s 735,802 people 2.23 million people 1.50 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1710s 782,256 people 2.45 million people 1.67 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1720s 828,050 people 2.58 million people 1.75 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1730s 873,182 people 2.71 million people 1.84 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1740s 917,653 people 2.85 million people 1.93 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1750s 961,464 people 2.99 million people 2.03 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1760s 1.00 million people 3.15 million people 2.14 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1770s 1.05 million people 3.30 million people 2.25 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1780s 1.09 million people 3.47 million people 2.38 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1790s 1.13 million people 3.63 million people 2.50 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1800s 1.15 million people 3.81 million people 2.66 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1810s 1.07 million people 3.99 million people 2.92 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1820s 990,087 people 4.18 million people 3.19 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1830s 1.16 million people 4.22 million people 3.07 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1840s 1.36 million people 4.21 million people 2.85 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1850s 1.61 million people 4.19 million people 2.58 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1860s 1.71 million people 4.17 million people 2.46 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1870s 1.80 million people 4.13 million people 2.33 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1880s 2.13 million people 4.09 million people 1.96 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1890s 2.45 million people 4.06 million people 1.61 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1900s 2.86 million people 4.01 million people 1.15 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1910s 3.43 million people 3.95 million people 516,110 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1920s 4.28 million people 5.01 million people 723,430 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1930s 5.43 million people 5.79 million people 353,170 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s 6.27 million people 6.64 million people 361,710 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s 7.59 million people 8.41 million people 820,894 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 8.46 million people 6.92 million people 1.54 million people Colombia
1970s 8.86 million people 7.33 million people 1.53 million people Colombia
1980s 9.56 million people 8.28 million people 1.28 million people Colombia
1990s 10.03 million people 9.20 million people 832,196 people Colombia
2000s 10.13 million people 9.78 million people 348,354 people Colombia
2010s 10.76 million people 9.88 million people 877,868 people Colombia
2020s 11.29 million people 9.52 million people 1.76 million people Colombia
2030s 10.23 million people 8.59 million people 1.65 million people Colombia
2040s 7.74 million people 7.14 million people 605,754 people Colombia
2050s 5.94 million people 6.20 million people 266,860 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Colombia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 6.20 million people against 5.94 million people in Colombia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Colombia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
266,860 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Colombia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Colombia ranks 68th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.