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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
6.20 million people
in 2050
Kyrgyzstan
5.97 million people
in 2050
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
65th
Kyrgyzstan rank
67th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 6.20 million people against 5.97 million people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 232,980 people.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 67th of 238 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1000s 899,997 people 249,999 people 649,998 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1100s 1.08 million people 269,996 people 809,994 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1200s 1.44 million people 289,988 people 1.15 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1300s 1.08 million people 309,962 people 769,928 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1400s 1.26 million people 329,878 people 929,752 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1500s 1.44 million people 349,611 people 1.09 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1600s 1.80 million people 398,667 people 1.40 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1700s 2.23 million people 445,500 people 1.79 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1710s 2.45 million people 470,586 people 1.98 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1720s 2.58 million people 496,730 people 2.08 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1730s 2.71 million people 524,326 people 2.19 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1740s 2.85 million people 553,455 people 2.30 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1750s 2.99 million people 584,203 people 2.41 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1760s 3.15 million people 616,658 people 2.53 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1770s 3.30 million people 650,917 people 2.65 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1780s 3.47 million people 687,079 people 2.78 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1790s 3.63 million people 725,250 people 2.91 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1800s 3.81 million people 766,070 people 3.04 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1810s 3.99 million people 806,728 people 3.18 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1820s 4.18 million people 849,038 people 3.33 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1830s 4.22 million people 892,897 people 3.33 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1840s 4.21 million people 938,135 people 3.27 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1850s 4.19 million people 984,491 people 3.21 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1860s 4.17 million people 1.03 million people 3.14 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1870s 4.13 million people 1.08 million people 3.06 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1880s 4.09 million people 1.13 million people 2.97 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1890s 4.06 million people 1.17 million people 2.89 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1900s 4.01 million people 1.21 million people 2.80 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1910s 3.95 million people 1.25 million people 2.70 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1920s 5.01 million people 1.28 million people 3.73 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1930s 5.79 million people 1.30 million people 4.49 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s 6.64 million people 1.30 million people 5.34 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s 8.41 million people 1.33 million people 7.08 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 6.92 million people 1.65 million people 5.27 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 7.33 million people 2.07 million people 5.25 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 8.28 million people 2.51 million people 5.77 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 9.20 million people 2.99 million people 6.21 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 9.78 million people 3.37 million people 6.41 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 9.88 million people 3.87 million people 6.01 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 9.52 million people 4.71 million people 4.81 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2030s 8.59 million people 5.31 million people 3.27 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2040s 7.14 million people 5.78 million people 1.36 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2050s 6.20 million people 5.97 million people 232,980 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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Kyrgyzstan?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 6.20 million people against 5.97 million people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Kyrgyzstan?
232,980 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Kyrgyzstan?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 67th 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.