Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Republic of Korea: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
6.20 million people
in 2050
Republic of Korea
7.55 million people
in 2050
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
65th
Republic of Korea rank
62nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 7.55 million people against 6.20 million people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 1.35 million people.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th and Republic of Korea ranks 62nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 899,997 people | 1.60 million people | 699,983 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1100s | 1.08 million people | 1.92 million people | 839,950 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1200s | 1.44 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.12 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 1.92 million people | 839,600 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1400s | 1.26 million people | 2.24 million people | 978,600 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1500s | 1.44 million people | 2.55 million people | 1.12 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1600s | 1.80 million people | 3.18 million people | 1.38 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1700s | 2.23 million people | 3.91 million people | 1.68 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1710s | 2.45 million people | 4.29 million people | 1.84 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1720s | 2.58 million people | 4.59 million people | 2.01 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1730s | 2.71 million people | 4.90 million people | 2.19 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1740s | 2.85 million people | 5.24 million people | 2.39 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1750s | 2.99 million people | 5.60 million people | 2.60 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1760s | 3.15 million people | 5.97 million people | 2.83 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1770s | 3.30 million people | 6.38 million people | 3.08 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1780s | 3.47 million people | 6.80 million people | 3.34 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1790s | 3.63 million people | 7.26 million people | 3.62 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1800s | 3.81 million people | 7.74 million people | 3.93 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1810s | 3.99 million people | 8.24 million people | 4.25 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1820s | 4.18 million people | 8.78 million people | 4.60 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1830s | 4.22 million people | 8.83 million people | 4.60 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1840s | 4.21 million people | 8.78 million people | 4.57 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1850s | 4.19 million people | 8.72 million people | 4.53 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1860s | 4.17 million people | 8.74 million people | 4.57 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1870s | 4.13 million people | 8.75 million people | 4.61 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1880s | 4.09 million people | 8.69 million people | 4.60 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1890s | 4.06 million people | 8.63 million people | 4.57 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1900s | 4.01 million people | 8.56 million people | 4.54 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1910s | 3.95 million people | 8.60 million people | 4.65 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1920s | 5.01 million people | 9.89 million people | 4.88 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1930s | 5.79 million people | 11.43 million people | 5.64 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1940s | 6.64 million people | 12.58 million people | 5.94 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1950s | 8.41 million people | 16.74 million people | 8.33 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 6.92 million people | 19.63 million people | 12.70 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 7.33 million people | 18.49 million people | 11.16 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 8.28 million people | 14.51 million people | 6.23 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 9.20 million people | 10.18 million people | 979,872 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 9.78 million people | 9.06 million people | 716,234 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 9.88 million people | 9.26 million people | 619,547 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 9.52 million people | 9.72 million people | 198,430 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2030s | 8.59 million people | 9.34 million people | 755,353 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2040s | 7.14 million people | 8.35 million people | 1.21 million people | Republic of Korea |
| 2050s | 6.20 million people | 7.55 million people | 1.35 million people | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 7.55 million people against 6.20 million people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Republic of Korea?
- 1.35 million people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Republic of Korea?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Republic of Korea rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th and Republic of Korea ranks 62nd 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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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.