Urban population, male (% of total) in North Korea
North Korea: Urban population, male (% of total) was 30.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in North Korea, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in North Korea is 30.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in North Korea peaked at 30.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1980.
That places North Korea 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male (% of total) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.6% | — |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 30.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.8%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 30.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.0%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.8% | 27.6% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.7% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 29.3% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 29.7% | 30.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More gender data for North Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,948 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7158 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 21,837 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,837 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2686 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 162,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,689 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 163,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 172,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 164,613 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in North Korea?
- Urban population, male in North Korea was 30.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1980.
- How does North Korea rank for urban population, male?
- North Korea ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.