Côte d'Ivoire vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Côte d'Ivoire
17.84 million people
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
17.06 million people
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
49th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
52nd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 17.84 million people against 17.06 million people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 787,900 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 49th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 409,119 people 2.27 million people 1.86 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 1.05 million people 6.21 million people 5.16 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 2.16 million people 9.39 million people 7.23 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 3.80 million people 11.21 million people 7.42 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 6.04 million people 13.23 million people 7.19 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 8.93 million people 14.52 million people 5.59 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 12.39 million people 15.63 million people 3.24 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 16.38 million people 16.71 million people 334,133 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Côte d'Ivoire or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 17.84 million people against 17.06 million people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Côte d'Ivoire and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
787,900 people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 49th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.