North Korea vs Tuvalu: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
North Korea
64.2%
in 2025
Tuvalu
65.4%
in 2025
North Korea rank
125th
Tuvalu rank
122nd
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- North Korea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 65.4% against 64.2% in North Korea, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
North Korea ranks 125th and Tuvalu ranks 122nd of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 7 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.0% | 12.1% | 8.9% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 47.0% | 13.2% | 33.8% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 56.1% | 19.1% | 37.0% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 34.1% | 23.4% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 42.6% | 16.4% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 49.3% | 10.5% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 58.4% | 2.9% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 63.7% | 0.3% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, North Korea or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 65.4% against 64.2% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between North Korea and Tuvalu?
- 1.2%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tuvalu?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Tuvalu rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- North Korea ranks 125th and Tuvalu ranks 122nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.