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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
6.20 million people
in 2050
Saudi Arabia
5.99 million people
in 2050
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
65th
Saudi Arabia rank
66th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 6.20 million people against 5.99 million people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 217,770 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th and Saudi Arabia ranks 66th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 36 and Saudi Arabia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1000s 899,997 people 2.00 million people 1.10 million people Saudi Arabia
1100s 1.08 million people 2.07 million people 993,280 people Saudi Arabia
1200s 1.44 million people 2.15 million people 706,520 people Saudi Arabia
1300s 1.08 million people 2.22 million people 1.14 million people Saudi Arabia
1400s 1.26 million people 1.95 million people 688,790 people Saudi Arabia
1500s 1.44 million people 2.00 million people 556,430 people Saudi Arabia
1600s 1.80 million people 2.23 million people 438,420 people Saudi Arabia
1700s 2.23 million people 1.96 million people 275,690 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1710s 2.45 million people 1.96 million people 495,780 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1720s 2.58 million people 1.96 million people 619,190 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1730s 2.71 million people 1.96 million people 749,030 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1740s 2.85 million people 1.96 million people 885,490 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1750s 2.99 million people 1.97 million people 1.03 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1760s 3.15 million people 1.97 million people 1.18 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1770s 3.30 million people 1.97 million people 1.34 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1780s 3.47 million people 1.96 million people 1.50 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1790s 3.63 million people 1.96 million people 1.67 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1800s 3.81 million people 1.96 million people 1.85 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1810s 3.99 million people 1.96 million people 2.04 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1820s 4.18 million people 1.95 million people 2.23 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1830s 4.22 million people 2.00 million people 2.22 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1840s 4.21 million people 2.02 million people 2.19 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1850s 4.19 million people 2.05 million people 2.14 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1860s 4.17 million people 2.07 million people 2.10 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1870s 4.13 million people 2.09 million people 2.04 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1880s 4.09 million people 2.13 million people 1.96 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1890s 4.06 million people 2.18 million people 1.88 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1900s 4.01 million people 2.22 million people 1.79 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1910s 3.95 million people 2.26 million people 1.68 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1920s 5.01 million people 2.23 million people 2.77 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1930s 5.79 million people 2.30 million people 3.48 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s 6.64 million people 2.37 million people 4.26 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s 8.41 million people 1.49 million people 6.92 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 6.92 million people 1.76 million people 5.16 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 7.33 million people 1.89 million people 5.44 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 8.28 million people 2.20 million people 6.08 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 9.20 million people 2.77 million people 6.43 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 9.78 million people 3.84 million people 5.95 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 9.88 million people 4.92 million people 4.96 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 9.52 million people 5.26 million people 4.26 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2030s 8.59 million people 5.58 million people 3.01 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2040s 7.14 million people 5.82 million people 1.32 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2050s 6.20 million people 5.99 million people 217,770 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 Saudi Arabia?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 6.20 million people against 5.99 million people in Saudi Arabia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saudi Arabia?
217,770 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 Saudi Arabia?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saudi Arabia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th and Saudi Arabia ranks 66th 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.