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
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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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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.