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Urban population share in North Korea

Latest: 64.2%
Previous: 63.9%
Change: +0.33 (+0.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in North Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	49.0%
Dec 31, 1967	50.5%
Dec 31, 1968	52.0%
Dec 31, 1969	53.3%
Dec 31, 1970	54.2%
Dec 31, 1971	54.9%
Dec 31, 1972	55.6%
Dec 31, 1973	56.1%
Dec 31, 1974	56.5%
Dec 31, 1975	56.7%
Dec 31, 1976	56.8%
Dec 31, 1977	56.8%
Dec 31, 1978	56.8%
Dec 31, 1979	56.9%
Dec 31, 1980	56.9%
Dec 31, 1981	57.0%
Dec 31, 1982	57.1%
Dec 31, 1983	57.2%
Dec 31, 1984	57.4%
Dec 31, 1985	57.5%
Dec 31, 1986	57.7%
Dec 31, 1987	57.9%
Dec 31, 1988	58.1%
Dec 31, 1989	58.3%
Dec 31, 1990	58.4%
Dec 31, 1991	58.6%
Dec 31, 1992	58.7%
Dec 31, 1993	58.9%
Dec 31, 1994	59.0%
Dec 31, 1995	59.1%
Dec 31, 1996	59.2%
Dec 31, 1997	59.2%
Dec 31, 1998	59.3%
Dec 31, 1999	59.4%
Dec 31, 2000	59.4%
Dec 31, 2001	59.5%
Dec 31, 2002	59.5%
Dec 31, 2003	59.6%
Dec 31, 2004	59.7%
Dec 31, 2005	59.8%
Dec 31, 2006	59.8%
Dec 31, 2007	59.9%
Dec 31, 2008	60.0%
Dec 31, 2009	60.2%
Dec 31, 2010	60.3%
Dec 31, 2011	60.5%
Dec 31, 2012	60.7%
Dec 31, 2013	60.9%
Dec 31, 2014	61.1%
Dec 31, 2015	61.3%
Dec 31, 2016	61.6%
Dec 31, 2017	61.8%
Dec 31, 2018	62.1%
Dec 31, 2019	62.4%
Dec 31, 2020	62.6%
Dec 31, 2021	62.9%
Dec 31, 2022	63.2%
Dec 31, 2023	63.5%
Dec 31, 2024	63.9%
Dec 31, 2025	64.2%

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