Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Romania: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
6.20 million people
in 2050
Romania
7.17 million people
in 2050
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
65th
Romania rank
64th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.17 million people against 6.20 million people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 966,470 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th and Romania ranks 64th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 7 and Romania in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 899,997 people | 799,996 people | 100,001 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1100s | 1.08 million people | 899,988 people | 180,002 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1200s | 1.44 million people | 999,959 people | 439,991 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 1.50 million people | 419,920 people | Romania |
| 1400s | 1.26 million people | 1.25 million people | 10,090 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1500s | 1.44 million people | 2.00 million people | 559,060 people | Romania |
| 1600s | 1.80 million people | 1.99 million people | 198,130 people | Romania |
| 1700s | 2.23 million people | 2.48 million people | 243,000 people | Romania |
| 1710s | 2.45 million people | 2.96 million people | 507,280 people | Romania |
| 1720s | 2.58 million people | 3.17 million people | 592,720 people | Romania |
| 1730s | 2.71 million people | 3.40 million people | 687,320 people | Romania |
| 1740s | 2.85 million people | 3.64 million people | 792,020 people | Romania |
| 1750s | 2.99 million people | 3.90 million people | 907,840 people | Romania |
| 1760s | 3.15 million people | 4.18 million people | 1.04 million people | Romania |
| 1770s | 3.30 million people | 4.48 million people | 1.18 million people | Romania |
| 1780s | 3.47 million people | 4.80 million people | 1.33 million people | Romania |
| 1790s | 3.63 million people | 5.14 million people | 1.51 million people | Romania |
| 1800s | 3.81 million people | 5.51 million people | 1.70 million people | Romania |
| 1810s | 3.99 million people | 5.90 million people | 1.90 million people | Romania |
| 1820s | 4.18 million people | 6.30 million people | 2.12 million people | Romania |
| 1830s | 4.22 million people | 6.96 million people | 2.74 million people | Romania |
| 1840s | 4.21 million people | 7.36 million people | 3.15 million people | Romania |
| 1850s | 4.19 million people | 7.78 million people | 3.59 million people | Romania |
| 1860s | 4.17 million people | 8.29 million people | 4.12 million people | Romania |
| 1870s | 4.13 million people | 8.78 million people | 4.65 million people | Romania |
| 1880s | 4.09 million people | 9.25 million people | 5.16 million people | Romania |
| 1890s | 4.06 million people | 9.67 million people | 5.62 million people | Romania |
| 1900s | 4.01 million people | 10.07 million people | 6.06 million people | Romania |
| 1910s | 3.95 million people | 10.61 million people | 6.67 million people | Romania |
| 1920s | 5.01 million people | 10.71 million people | 5.71 million people | Romania |
| 1930s | 5.79 million people | 11.93 million people | 6.14 million people | Romania |
| 1940s | 6.64 million people | 12.04 million people | 5.41 million people | Romania |
| 1950s | 8.41 million people | 12.16 million people | 3.75 million people | Romania |
| 1960s | 6.92 million people | 11.74 million people | 4.82 million people | Romania |
| 1970s | 7.33 million people | 11.42 million people | 4.09 million people | Romania |
| 1980s | 8.28 million people | 10.80 million people | 2.51 million people | Romania |
| 1990s | 9.20 million people | 10.45 million people | 1.25 million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 9.78 million people | 9.99 million people | 211,146 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 9.88 million people | 9.24 million people | 637,766 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 9.52 million people | 9.05 million people | 474,257 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2030s | 8.59 million people | 8.47 million people | 112,709 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2040s | 7.14 million people | 7.69 million people | 553,315 people | Romania |
| 2050s | 6.20 million people | 7.17 million people | 966,470 people | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 7.17 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 Romania?
- 966,470 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Romania?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Romania rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th and Romania ranks 64th 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.