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

Kazakhstan
3.39 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3.21 million
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
66th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
69th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

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

Kazakhstan currently reports 3.39 million against 3.21 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 185,300.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 66th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 758,884 765,002 6,119 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 1.06 million 1.33 million 272,480 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 1.28 million 2.16 million 879,074 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 1.41 million 2.70 million 1.29 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 1.78 million 2.80 million 1.03 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 2.52 million 2.96 million 437,372 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 3.24 million 3.15 million 91,780 Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Kazakhstan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Kazakhstan, at 3.39 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 Kazakhstan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
185,300, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Kazakhstan ranks 66th 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.