Which has higher population in largest city, Greece or North Korea?

North Korea, at 3.21 million against 3.16 million in Greece as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Greece and North Korea?

53,980, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and North Korea?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs North Korea: Population in largest city

Greece

3.16 million

in 2025

North Korea

3.21 million

in 2025

Greece rank

62nd

North Korea rank

60th

Population in largest city over time

Greece
North Korea

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 3.21 million against 3.16 million in Greece, a difference of 53,980.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 62nd and North Korea ranks 60th of 153 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.10 million	765,002	1.33 million	Greece
1970s	2.72 million	1.33 million	1.39 million	Greece
1980s	3.04 million	2.16 million	881,348	Greece
1990s	3.12 million	2.70 million	415,127	Greece
2000s	3.18 million	2.80 million	376,210	Greece
2010s	3.16 million	2.96 million	202,377	Greece
2020s	3.15 million	3.15 million	8,318	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Greece or North Korea?: North Korea, at 3.21 million against 3.16 million in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Greece and North Korea?: 53,980, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and North Korea?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greece and North Korea rank globally for population in largest city?: Greece ranks 62nd and North Korea ranks 60th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.