Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6419 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.6419 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.6419 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.406 people per person, in 1960.
North Korea ranks 108th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.406 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4231 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4374 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.45 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4622 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.475 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4895 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5049 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5197 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5325 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.542 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5491 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5557 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5612 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5651 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.567 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5676 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.568 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5682 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5685 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.569 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5697 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5708 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5721 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5736 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5753 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.577 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5789 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5807 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5826 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5844 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.586 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5875 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5887 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5898 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5907 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5915 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5923 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5929 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5936 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5942 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5948 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5954 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5961 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5968 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5975 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5983 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5993 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6003 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6015 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6031 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6048 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6068 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6088 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6109 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6132 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6157 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6182 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6208 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6235 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6264 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6293 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6323 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6354 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6386 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6419 people per person | +0.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.6419 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.6419 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.47 people per person | 0.406 people per person | 0.5325 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5612 people per person | 0.542 people per person | 0.5685 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.575 people per person | 0.569 people per person | 0.5826 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5897 people per person | 0.5844 people per person | 0.5936 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5974 people per person | 0.5942 people per person | 0.6015 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6126 people per person | 0.6031 people per person | 0.6235 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.634 people per person | 0.6264 people per person | 0.6419 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More population data for North Korea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5276 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 25,807 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1188 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7483 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.656 (2100)
- Population density 162.05 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 794,407 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Korea?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in North Korea was 0.6419 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6419 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.406 people per person in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.