Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs South-Eastern Asia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
6,923 1000 No
in 2050
South-Eastern Asia
270,869 1000 No
in 2050
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
12th
South-Eastern Asia rank
10th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • South-Eastern Asia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k195020002050

How they compare

South-Eastern Asia currently reports 270,869 1000 No against 6,923 1000 No in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 263,946 1000 No.

That makes South-Eastern Asia's figure about 39.1 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 101 years both countries report, South-Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th of 22 countries.

South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1950s 6,728 1000 No 153,236 1000 No 146,507 1000 No South-Eastern Asia
1960s 6,884 1000 No 194,202 1000 No 187,319 1000 No South-Eastern Asia
1970s 7,027 1000 No 241,334 1000 No 234,307 1000 No South-Eastern Asia
1980s 7,943 1000 No 284,354 1000 No 276,411 1000 No South-Eastern Asia
1990s 8,881 1000 No 315,910 1000 No 307,029 1000 No South-Eastern Asia
2000s 9,558 1000 No 329,990 1000 No 320,433 1000 No South-Eastern Asia
2010s 9,761 1000 No 334,480 1000 No 324,719 1000 No South-Eastern Asia
2020s 9,537 1000 No 330,699 1000 No 321,162 1000 No South-Eastern Asia
2030s 8,784 1000 No 314,052 1000 No 305,269 1000 No South-Eastern Asia
2040s 7,609 1000 No 287,874 1000 No 280,265 1000 No South-Eastern Asia
2050s 6,923 1000 No 270,869 1000 No 263,946 1000 No South-Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or South-Eastern Asia?
South-Eastern Asia, at 270,869 1000 No against 6,923 1000 No in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South-Eastern Asia?
263,946 1000 No, with South-Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South-Eastern Asia?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.