Urban population growth in North Korea
The urban population of North Korea changed by 0.79% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2012.
North Korea, 2025
0.79%
Change from 2024
−0.02percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
134th of 217
Urban population growth in North Korea over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.79% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 0.81% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 0.83% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 0.84% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 0.83% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 0.83% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 0.85% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 0.86% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 0.87% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 0.88% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 0.86% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 0.82% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.81% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 0.77% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 0.73% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 0.69% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 0.66% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 0.65% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 0.65% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 0.66% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 0.71% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 0.80% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 0.72% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 0.64% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 0.73% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.02 percentage points from 0.81% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.86%, the figure has changed by −0.07 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, North Korea has the 134th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for North Korea
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Urban population share
64.2%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.27%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
26,418,204 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
36.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.78 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.32%
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