Canada vs North Korea: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Canada
18.8%
in 2025
North Korea
18.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
118th
North Korea rank
117th
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) over time
- Canada
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 18.8% against 18.8% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 118th and North Korea ranks 117th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5% | 12.4% | 4.1% | Canada |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 14.0% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 19.2% | 2.3% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 20.4% | 2.0% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 19.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.9% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 0.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Canada or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 18.8% against 18.8% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Canada and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and North Korea rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Canada ranks 118th and North Korea ranks 117th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.