Guinea vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Rural population

Guinea
9.28 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
9.52 million
in 2025
Guinea rank
60th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
58th

Rural population over time

  • Guinea
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 9.52 million against 9.28 million in Guinea, a difference of 231,300.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 60th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 58th of 217 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 3.37 million 6.92 million 3.55 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 3.65 million 7.33 million 3.67 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 4.10 million 8.28 million 4.19 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 5.23 million 9.20 million 3.97 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 6.23 million 9.78 million 3.55 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 7.58 million 9.88 million 2.30 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 8.90 million 9.65 million 753,490 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Guinea or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 9.52 million against 9.28 million in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Guinea and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
231,300, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for rural population?
Guinea ranks 60th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 58th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.