Guatemala vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Guatemala
3.23 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3.21 million
in 2025
Guatemala rank
67th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
69th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Guatemala
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 3.23 million against 3.21 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 20,440.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Guatemala ranks 67th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th of 121 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 748,527 | 765,002 | 16,475 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 1.04 million | 1.33 million | 291,592 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 1.28 million | 2.16 million | 881,620 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 1.65 million | 2.70 million | 1.05 million | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 2.27 million | 2.80 million | 536,404 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 2.72 million | 2.96 million | 237,685 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 3.07 million | 3.15 million | 72,663 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Guatemala or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Guatemala, at 3.23 million against 3.21 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Guatemala and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 20,440, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Guatemala ranks 67th 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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About this data
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.