Korea vs Zimbabwe: Population in the largest city
Korea
23.9%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
23.8%
in 2025
Korea rank
100th
Zimbabwe rank
103rd
Population in the largest city over time
- Korea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Korea currently reports 23.9% against 23.8% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Korea ranks 100th and Zimbabwe ranks 103rd of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.2% | 49.3% | 12.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 44.2% | 4.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 0.0% | Korea |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 35.9% | 6.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 35.5% | 10.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 31.0% | 7.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 25.0% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Korea or Zimbabwe?
- Korea, at 23.9% against 23.8% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Korea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Zimbabwe rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Korea ranks 100th and Zimbabwe ranks 103rd 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.