Urban population share in North Korea
64.2% of people in North Korea lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
North Korea, 2025
64.2%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
109th of 217
Urban population share in North Korea over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.2% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 59.8% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 63.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 61.3%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, North Korea has the 109th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for North Korea
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Population estimates and projections
26,418,204 people
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Median age estimates and projections
36.0 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.78 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
0.32%
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26,571,036 people
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Population growth
0.27%
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