Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of - Population Density 1979
149.4
+2.1 from 1978
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density was 149.4 in 1979, increased +2.1 from 147.3 in 1978. This was the 134th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1979▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greenland | 0.1 | 0.8% |
| 2nd | Mongolia | 1.1 | 2.5% |
| 3rd | Namibia | 1.2 | 1.6% |
| 4th | Mauritania | 1.4 | 2.9% |
| 5th | Botswana | 1.6 | 6.2% |
| 6th | Libya | 1.8 | 5.9% |
| 7th | Australia | 1.9 | 1.1% |
| 8th | Iceland | 2.3 | 1.0% |
| 9th | Suriname | 2.4 | -1.0% |
| 10th | Saudi Arabia | 2.7 | 6.0% |
| 11th | Canada | 2.7 | 1.0% |
| 12th | Gabon | 2.8 | 2.5% |
| 13th | Oman | 3.1 | 5.4% |
| 14th | Chad | 3.6 | 2.1% |
| 15th | Central African Republic | 3.9 | 1.1% |
| 16th | Guyana | 3.9 | 0.7% |
| 17th | Niger | 4.7 | 3.0% |
| 18th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.2 | 2.3% |
| 19th | Congo, Republic of | 5.2 | 2.3% |
| 20th | Mali | 6.0 | 2.0% |
| 21st | Belize | 6.2 | 2.1% |
| 22nd | Angola | 6.3 | 3.6% |
| 23rd | Papua New Guinea | 6.8 | 2.1% |
| 24th | Paraguay | 7.5 | 2.6% |
| 25th | Algeria | 7.6 | 3.0% |
| 26th | Zambia | 7.6 | 3.0% |
| 27th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.7 | 3.1% |
| 28th | New Caledonia | 8.1 | 1.2% |
| 29th | Solomon Islands | 8.2 | 3.6% |
| 30th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 8.7 | 13.2% |
| 31st | Bhutan | 9.0 | 3.4% |
| 32nd | Vanuatu | 9.3 | 2.8% |
| 33rd | Equatorial Guinea | 10.0 | 1.2% |
| 34th | Argentina | 10.1 | 1.6% |
| 35th | Norway | 11.2 | 0.3% |
| 36th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 11.4 | 3.6% |
| 37th | New Zealand | 11.8 | -0.4% |
| 38th | United Arab Emirates | 12.8 | 12.7% |
| 39th | Djibouti | 13.1 | 8.7% |
| 40th | Peru | 13.2 | 2.5% |
| 41st | Lao PDR | 14.0 | 1.8% |
| 42nd | Mozambique | 14.0 | 3.9% |
| 43rd | Brazil | 14.2 | 2.4% |
| 44th | Madagascar | 15.0 | 3.1% |
| 45th | Chile | 15.3 | 1.5% |
| 46th | Finland | 15.6 | 0.3% |
| 47th | Uruguay | 16.8 | 0.5% |
| 48th | Zimbabwe | 17.2 | 1.6% |
| 49th | Cameroon | 17.4 | 2.8% |
| 50th | Yemen, Republic of | 17.5 | 3.3% |
| 51st | Liberia | 19.4 | 3.0% |
| 52nd | Guinea | 20.2 | 1.7% |
| 53rd | Sweden | 20.4 | 0.2% |
| 54th | Afghanistan | 20.9 | 0.3% |
| 55th | Tanzania | 21.0 | 3.4% |
| 56th | Qatar | 22.3 | 7.0% |
| 57th | Bahamas, The | 22.8 | 2.0% |
| 58th | Colombia | 23.0 | 2.3% |
| 59th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 23.6 | 3.5% |
| 60th | South Africa | 23.6 | 2.7% |
| 61st | Jordan | 24.4 | 3.4% |
| 62nd | United States | 24.6 | 1.1% |
| 63rd | Burkina Faso | 24.7 | 2.6% |
| 64th | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.8 | 3.9% |
| 65th | Panama | 25.7 | 2.4% |
| 66th | Nicaragua | 26.3 | 2.7% |
| 67th | Kenya | 27.2 | 3.5% |
| 68th | Ecuador | 28.7 | 2.7% |
| 69th | Cambodia | 28.8 | -2.4% |
| 70th | Guinea-Bissau | 29.2 | 3.6% |
| 71st | Senegal | 29.6 | 2.4% |
| 72nd | Iraq | 30.1 | 3.3% |
| 73rd | Faroe Islands | 30.5 | 1.3% |
| 74th | Honduras | 32.3 | 3.1% |
| 75th | Eswatini | 33.6 | 3.4% |
| 76th | Mexico | 33.8 | 2.6% |
| 77th | Benin | 33.9 | 2.7% |
| 78th | Brunei Darussalam | 34.2 | 3.2% |
| 79th | Fiji | 34.3 | 2.4% |
| 80th | Malaysia | 38.4 | 2.4% |
| 81st | French Polynesia | 41.4 | 3.2% |
| 82nd | Tunisia | 41.6 | 2.3% |
| 83rd | Morocco | 42.5 | 2.6% |
| 84th | Timor-Leste | 43.0 | 1.6% |
| 85th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 43.0 | 2.5% |
| 86th | Sierra Leone | 44.4 | 2.0% |
| 87th | Lesotho | 45.0 | 2.9% |
| 88th | Costa Rica | 45.6 | 2.7% |
| 89th | Syrian Arab Republic | 47.1 | 3.5% |
| 90th | Ireland | 49.0 | 1.3% |
| 91st | Myanmar | 49.9 | 2.0% |
| 92nd | Ghana | 51.0 | 3.1% |
| 93rd | Togo | 52.2 | 2.6% |
| 94th | Samoa | 57.6 | 0.9% |
| 95th | Türkiye | 57.8 | 2.0% |
| 96th | Guatemala | 62.8 | 2.5% |
| 97th | Malawi | 63.9 | 3.8% |
| 98th | Uganda | 65.1 | 2.4% |
| 99th | Cayman Islands | 68.1 | 4.0% |
| 100th | Gambia, The | 68.2 | 3.4% |
| 101st | Andorra | 73.0 | 4.8% |
| 102nd | British Virgin Islands | 73.1 | 0.7% |
| 103rd | Cyprus | 73.3 | 0.8% |
| 104th | Greece | 74.1 | 1.3% |
| 105th | Kiribati | 74.3 | 0.5% |
| 106th | Spain | 74.5 | 0.9% |
| 107th | Nigeria | 78.5 | 3.1% |
| 108th | Cabo Verde | 79.3 | 1.1% |
| 109th | Bulgaria | 79.8 | 0.1% |
| 110th | Kuwait | 79.9 | 6.2% |
| 111th | Indonesia | 80.3 | 2.5% |
| 112th | Thailand | 87.5 | 2.1% |
| 113th | Cuba | 90.9 | 0.5% |
| 114th | Austria | 91.5 | -0.2% |
| 115th | Albania | 95.5 | 2.0% |
| 116th | Romania | 95.9 | 0.6% |
| 117th | Dominica | 97.3 | 0.3% |
| 118th | São Tomé and Principe | 100.3 | 2.6% |
| 119th | France | 102.0 | 0.4% |
| 120th | Pakistan | 102.5 | 3.5% |
| 121st | China | 103.2 | 1.3% |
| 122nd | Portugal | 105.6 | 1.1% |
| 123rd | Nepal | 106.2 | 2.4% |
| 124th | Isle of Man | 110.9 | 1.3% |
| 125th | European Union | 113.0 | 0.4% |
| 126th | Poland | 115.1 | 0.8% |
| 127th | Dominican Republic | 115.7 | 2.5% |
| 128th | Hungary | 119.0 | 0.2% |
| 129th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 123.0 | -0.4% |
| 130th | Denmark | 127.9 | 0.2% |
| 131st | Tonga | 135.5 | 0.3% |
| 132nd | Seychelles | 136.3 | 0.9% |
| 133rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 146.1 | 0.4% |
| 134th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 149.4 | 1.4% |
| 135th | Philippines | 157.0 | 2.7% |
| 136th | Viet Nam | 157.8 | 2.2% |
| 137th | American Samoa | 158.1 | 1.7% |
| 138th | Switzerland | 159.2 | 0.2% |
| 139th | Liechtenstein | 159.8 | 2.2% |
| 140th | Burundi | 163.7 | 2.5% |
| 141st | Israel | 175.0 | 2.6% |
| 142nd | Comoros | 176.1 | 3.2% |
| 143rd | Italy | 191.5 | 0.3% |
| 144th | St. Lucia | 192.7 | 1.5% |
| 145th | Jamaica | 195.7 | 1.2% |
| 146th | Guam | 199.3 | 2.1% |
| 147th | Haiti | 199.8 | 1.9% |
| 148th | Rwanda | 210.4 | 3.1% |
| 149th | Trinidad and Tobago | 215.9 | 1.3% |
| 150th | El Salvador | 216.2 | 2.0% |
| 151st | Germany | 223.8 | 0.0% |
| 152nd | India | 225.7 | 2.4% |
| 153rd | Sri Lanka | 232.5 | 1.9% |
| 154th | United Kingdom | 232.5 | 0.1% |
| 155th | Tuvalu | 239.5 | 3.3% |
| 156th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 265.3 | 0.7% |
| 157th | Virgin Islands (US) | 274.8 | 0.3% |
| 158th | Grenada | 280.9 | -0.8% |
| 159th | Lebanon | 281.8 | 2.1% |
| 160th | Japan | 316.3 | 0.9% |
| 161st | Aruba | 328.8 | 0.7% |
| 162nd | San Marino | 355.3 | 1.4% |
| 163rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 357.2 | 1.2% |
| 164th | Nauru | 373.4 | 2.3% |
| 165th | Korea | 389.1 | 1.5% |
| 166th | Netherlands | 415.8 | 0.7% |
| 167th | Mauritius | 467.9 | 1.8% |
| 168th | Bahrain | 497.8 | 4.7% |
| 169th | Maldives | 534.5 | 2.7% |
| 170th | Barbados | 584.3 | -0.1% |
| 171st | Channel Islands | 657.7 | 0.2% |
| 172nd | Bangladesh | 660.2 | 2.4% |
| 173rd | Malta | 979.2 | 1.0% |
| 174th | Bermuda | 991.1 | 0.2% |
| 175th | Gibraltar | 2,857.5 | 0.5% |
| 176th | Singapore | 3,557.5 | 1.3% |
| 177th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4,929.7 | 5.6% |
| 178th | Macao SAR, China | 11,760.0 | 1.2% |
| 179th | Monaco | 13,266.9 | 1.1% |
FAQ
What was Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density in 1979?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density in 1979 was 149.4. This ranked 134th globally.
How did Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density change in 1979?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density increased by 1.4% in 1979 compared to 1978.
Which country had the highest population density in 1979?▾
Monaco had the highest population density in 1979 at 13,266.9.
What is the population density of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 1979?▾
The population density of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 1979 was 149.4. This ranked 134th globally.
How does 1979 compare to 1978 for Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density went from 147.3 in 1978 to 149.4 in 1979, a 1.4% increase.
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