Rural population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Rural population was 9.52 million in 2025. β² Rising
Rural population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1960β2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, rural population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 9.52 million.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 9.92 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.90 million, in 1962.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.92 million | 6.90 million | 6.96 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.33 million | 6.95 million | 7.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.28 million | 7.86 million | 8.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.20 million | 8.78 million | 9.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.78 million | 9.60 million | 9.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.88 million | 9.80 million | 9.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.65 million | 9.52 million | 9.77 million | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.61 (2024)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture farmed fish production 685,700 (2024)
- Milk yields per animal 2,342 (2024)
- Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 685,700 (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Rural population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 9.52 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 9.92 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.90 million in 1962.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for rural population?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.