Belgium vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Belgium
3.21 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3.21 million
in 2025
Belgium rank
70th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
69th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Belgium
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 3.21 million against 3.21 million in Belgium, a difference of 2,920.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 70th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 2.35 million 765,002 1.59 million Belgium
1970s 2.47 million 1.33 million 1.14 million Belgium
1980s 2.57 million 2.16 million 407,010 Belgium
1990s 2.64 million 2.70 million 56,639 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 2.81 million 2.80 million 9,257 Belgium
2010s 3.01 million 2.96 million 50,214 Belgium
2020s 3.17 million 3.15 million 22,135 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Belgium or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 3.21 million against 3.21 million in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Belgium and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
2,920, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Belgium ranks 70th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.