Long term urban population region in North Korea
North Korea: Long term urban population region was 68.27 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
68.27
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
98th
of 202 countries
All-time high
68.27
in 2025
All-time low
0.0004
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in North Korea, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in North Korea is 68.27, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in North Korea peaked at 68.27 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0004, in 1000.
That places North Korea 98th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0004 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0011 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0033 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0099 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0296 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0889 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.2667 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.8 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.7077 | -11.5% |
| 1720 | 0.8256 | +16.7% |
| 1730 | 0.9632 | +16.7% |
| 1740 | 1.12 | +16.7% |
| 1750 | 1.31 | +16.7% |
| 1760 | 1.53 | +16.7% |
| 1770 | 1.78 | +16.7% |
| 1780 | 2.08 | +16.7% |
| 1790 | 2.43 | +16.7% |
| 1800 | 2.83 | +16.7% |
| 1810 | 3.31 | +16.7% |
| 1820 | 3.86 | +16.7% |
| 1830 | 4.5 | +16.7% |
| 1840 | 5.25 | +16.7% |
| 1850 | 6.12 | +16.7% |
| 1860 | 7.15 | +16.7% |
| 1870 | 8.34 | +16.7% |
| 1880 | 9.73 | +16.7% |
| 1890 | 11.35 | +16.7% |
| 1900 | 13.24 | +16.7% |
| 1910 | 15.44 | +16.7% |
| 1920 | 18.02 | +16.7% |
| 1930 | 21.02 | +16.7% |
| 1940 | 24.52 | +16.7% |
| 1950 | 28.61 | +16.7% |
| 1951 | 29.72 | +3.9% |
| 1952 | 30.83 | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 31.89 | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 32.9 | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 33.86 | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 34.78 | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 35.67 | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 36.57 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 37.51 | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 38.51 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 39.59 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 40.74 | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 41.93 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 43.13 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 44.29 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 45.39 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 46.46 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 48.42 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 51.01 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 53.58 | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 54.33 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 55.06 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 55.72 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 56.27 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 56.7 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 56.86 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 56.9 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 56.86 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 56.84 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 56.9 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 56.96 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 57.1 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 57.29 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 57.48 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 57.64 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 57.8 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 57.93 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 58.05 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 58.2 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 58.38 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 58.5 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 58.64 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 58.79 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.91 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 58.99 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 59.3 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.55 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 59.77 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 59.95 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 60.09 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 60.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60.14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60.15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.16 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60.18 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.22 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.8 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.39 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 61.97 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.56 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 63.15 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.73 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.32 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 64.9 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.49 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 66.08 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.52 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 66.95 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.39 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 67.83 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 68.27 | +0.6% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 68.27 is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.51, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 68.27 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.03, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0004 | 0.0011 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0011 | 0.0033 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0033 | 0.0099 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0099 | 0.0296 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0296 | 0.0889 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0889 | 0.2667 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0011 | 0.0011 | 0.0011 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0033 | 0.0033 | 0.0033 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0099 | 0.0099 | 0.0099 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0296 | 0.0296 | 0.0296 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0889 | 0.0889 | 0.0889 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2667 | 0.2667 | 0.2667 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7077 | 0.7077 | 0.7077 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.8256 | 0.8256 | 0.8256 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.9632 | 0.9632 | 0.9632 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.08 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.83 | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.12 | 6.12 | 6.12 | 1 |
| 1860s | 7.15 | 7.15 | 7.15 | 1 |
| 1870s | 8.34 | 8.34 | 8.34 | 1 |
| 1880s | 9.73 | 9.73 | 9.73 | 1 |
| 1890s | 11.35 | 11.35 | 11.35 | 1 |
| 1900s | 13.24 | 13.24 | 13.24 | 1 |
| 1910s | 15.44 | 15.44 | 15.44 | 1 |
| 1920s | 18.02 | 18.02 | 18.02 | 1 |
| 1930s | 21.02 | 21.02 | 21.02 | 1 |
| 1940s | 24.52 | 24.52 | 24.52 | 1 |
| 1950s | 33.24 | 28.61 | 37.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.95 | 38.51 | 51.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.91 | 53.58 | 56.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.54 | 56.9 | 58.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.08 | 58.38 | 59.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.14 | 60.09 | 60.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.85 | 60.22 | 65.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.17 | 66.08 | 68.27 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in North Korea?
- Long term urban population region in North Korea was 68.27 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.27 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 in 1000.
- How does North Korea rank for long term urban population region?
- North Korea ranks 98th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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