Urban area long term, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Urban area long term, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area long term, per capita in North Korea stood at 0 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
North Korea ranks 165th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 83% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 49% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9593 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7425 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 656.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 316.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, per capita in North Korea?
- Urban area long term, per capita in North Korea was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 165th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.