Korea vs Viet Nam: Population in the largest city
Korea
23.9%
in 2025
Viet Nam
24.9%
in 2025
Korea rank
100th
Viet Nam rank
98th
Population in the largest city over time
- Korea
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 24.9% against 23.9% in Korea, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 100th and Viet Nam ranks 98th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.2% | 25.5% | 11.6% | Korea |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 24.7% | 15.1% | Korea |
| 1980s | 35.6% | 25.3% | 10.3% | Korea |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 23.8% | 5.9% | Korea |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 23.3% | 1.9% | Korea |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 24.3% | 0.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 24.5% | 0.7% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Korea or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 24.9% against 23.9% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Korea and Viet Nam?
- 1.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Korea ranks 100th and Viet Nam ranks 98th 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.