North Korea North Korea, Urban population

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 16,827,548 50 +130,451 +0.781%
2023 16,697,097 48 +132,041 +0.797%
2022 16,565,056 47 +132,472 +0.806%
2021 16,432,584 47 +128,491 +0.788%
2020 16,304,093 47 +125,871 +0.778%
2019 16,178,222 46 +127,101 +0.792%
2018 16,051,121 45 +127,274 +0.799%
2017 15,923,847 45 +126,829 +0.803%
2016 15,797,018 45 +125,211 +0.799%
2015 15,671,807 43 +121,595 +0.782%
2014 15,550,212 43 +120,017 +0.778%
2013 15,430,195 42 +117,096 +0.765%
2012 15,313,099 41 +114,579 +0.754%
2011 15,198,520 40 +111,963 +0.742%
2010 15,086,557 40 +111,045 +0.742%
2009 14,975,512 39 +106,835 +0.719%
2008 14,868,677 39 +90,213 +0.61%
2007 14,778,464 39 +92,208 +0.628%
2006 14,686,256 39 +95,969 +0.658%
2005 14,590,287 39 +103,537 +0.715%
2004 14,486,750 39 +117,320 +0.816%
2003 14,369,430 39 +106,005 +0.743%
2002 14,263,425 39 +95,430 +0.674%
2001 14,167,995 38 +107,605 +0.765%
2000 14,060,390 38 +118,325 +0.849%
1999 13,942,065 37 +128,798 +0.932%
1998 13,813,267 37 +137,202 +1%
1997 13,676,065 37 +145,366 +1.07%
1996 13,530,699 37 +151,729 +1.13%
1995 13,378,970 37 +180,185 +1.37%
1994 13,198,785 37 +213,915 +1.65%
1993 12,984,870 36 +221,653 +1.74%
1992 12,763,217 34 +220,821 +1.76%
1991 12,542,396 34 +216,286 +1.75%
1990 12,326,110 35 +210,479 +1.74%
1989 12,115,631 36 +205,755 +1.73%
1988 11,909,876 35 +202,819 +1.73%
1987 11,707,057 34 +200,176 +1.74%
1986 11,506,881 33 +196,905 +1.74%
1985 11,309,976 33 +193,293 +1.74%
1984 11,116,683 33 +189,957 +1.74%
1983 10,926,726 33 +187,025 +1.74%
1982 10,739,701 32 +184,897 +1.75%
1981 10,554,804 32 +178,073 +1.72%
1980 10,376,731 32 +151,330 +1.48%
1979 10,225,401 32 +147,809 +1.47%
1978 10,077,592 32 +145,181 +1.46%
1977 9,932,411 31 +148,477 +1.52%
1976 9,783,934 30 +161,346 +1.68%
1975 9,622,588 30 +251,961 +2.69%
1974 9,370,627 29 +262,982 +2.89%
1973 9,107,645 30 +288,768 +3.27%
1972 8,818,877 30 +300,432 +3.53%
1971 8,518,445 30 +294,801 +3.58%
1970 8,223,644 29 +602,226 +7.9%
1969 7,621,418 32 +580,552 +8.25%
1968 7,040,866 33 +469,135 +7.14%
1967 6,571,731 36 +318,550 +5.09%
1966 6,253,181 36 +292,435 +4.91%
1965 5,960,746 37 +276,100 +4.86%
1964 5,684,646 39 +266,234 +4.91%
1963 5,418,412 39 +251,324 +4.86%
1962 5,167,088 39 +231,471 +4.69%
1961 4,935,617 39 +223,576 +4.74%
1960 4,712,041 39

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