North Korea vs Uganda: Urban population

North Korea
17.06 million
in 2025
Uganda
16.41 million
in 2025
North Korea rank
51st
Uganda rank
54th

Urban population over time

  • North Korea
  • Uganda
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 17.06 million against 16.41 million in Uganda, a difference of 643,600.

Across all 66 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

Globally, North Korea ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 54th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.