Korea, Rep.—Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
Category: Urban DevelopmentSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #12 of 121
Latest Value
51.1%
2025
YoY Change
+0.5%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#12
of 121 countries
Maximum
51.2%
2000
Minimum
50.0%
2015
CAGR
-0.0%
26 years
Last
51.1%
Previous
50.9%
Highest
51.2%
Lowest
50.0%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 51.2% |
Top Countries — Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 2 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (US) | 76.3% | 2025 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 68.4% | 2025 |
| 5 | Japan | 65.7% | 2025 |
| 6 | Congo, Rep. | 65.3% | 2025 |
| 7 | Australia | 61.1% | 2025 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 58.9% | 2025 |
| 9 | Israel | 57.1% | 2025 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 52.8% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, publisher: UN Population Division, date published: 2018.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →