Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of - Population Density 1989
172.8
+2.5 from 1988
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density was 172.8 in 1989, increased +2.5 from 170.3 in 1988. This was the 135th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1989▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greenland | 0.2 | 0.9% |
| 2nd | Mongolia | 1.4 | 2.3% |
| 3rd | Namibia | 1.6 | 6.6% |
| 4th | Mauritania | 1.8 | 2.5% |
| 5th | Australia | 2.2 | 1.7% |
| 6th | Botswana | 2.2 | 2.8% |
| 7th | Libya | 2.5 | 2.5% |
| 8th | Iceland | 2.5 | 1.2% |
| 9th | Suriname | 2.5 | 1.5% |
| 10th | Canada | 3.0 | 1.8% |
| 11th | Gabon | 3.7 | 2.8% |
| 12th | Guyana | 3.8 | -0.6% |
| 13th | Central African Republic | 4.5 | 2.6% |
| 14th | Chad | 4.6 | 3.4% |
| 15th | Saudi Arabia | 4.7 | 5.2% |
| 16th | Oman | 5.4 | 5.5% |
| 17th | Niger | 6.3 | 3.1% |
| 18th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.4 | 2.1% |
| 19th | Congo, Republic of | 6.8 | 2.9% |
| 20th | Mali | 7.4 | 1.9% |
| 21st | Belize | 7.9 | 2.2% |
| 22nd | Papua New Guinea | 8.4 | 2.3% |
| 23rd | Angola | 9.0 | 3.5% |
| 24th | New Caledonia | 9.4 | 2.1% |
| 25th | Paraguay | 9.9 | 2.8% |
| 26th | Zambia | 10.2 | 2.7% |
| 27th | Algeria | 10.4 | 2.7% |
| 28th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 11.3 | -1.7% |
| 29th | Solomon Islands | 11.5 | 3.2% |
| 30th | Norway | 11.6 | 0.4% |
| 31st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.8 | 3.9% |
| 32nd | Argentina | 11.8 | 1.5% |
| 33rd | Vanuatu | 11.8 | 2.6% |
| 34th | Bhutan | 12.3 | 3.0% |
| 35th | New Zealand | 12.5 | 0.5% |
| 36th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 15.7 | 3.2% |
| 37th | Equatorial Guinea | 16.3 | 3.9% |
| 38th | Finland | 16.3 | 0.4% |
| 39th | Mozambique | 16.4 | 0.8% |
| 40th | Peru | 16.8 | 2.3% |
| 41st | Brazil | 17.5 | 1.9% |
| 42nd | Uruguay | 17.6 | 0.6% |
| 43rd | Chile | 17.8 | 1.7% |
| 44th | Lao PDR | 18.2 | 2.9% |
| 45th | Afghanistan | 18.2 | 3.0% |
| 46th | Madagascar | 20.1 | 3.0% |
| 47th | Sweden | 20.8 | 0.7% |
| 48th | Djibouti | 22.6 | 8.0% |
| 49th | Cameroon | 23.3 | 3.0% |
| 50th | United Arab Emirates | 25.2 | 6.4% |
| 51st | Guinea | 25.3 | 2.6% |
| 52nd | Yemen, Republic of | 25.3 | 3.9% |
| 53rd | Zimbabwe | 25.5 | 2.9% |
| 54th | Liberia | 26.1 | 2.9% |
| 55th | United States | 26.9 | 0.9% |
| 56th | Bahamas, The | 27.1 | 1.8% |
| 57th | Colombia | 28.6 | 2.1% |
| 58th | Tanzania | 28.7 | 2.7% |
| 59th | Panama | 32.3 | 2.2% |
| 60th | Burkina Faso | 32.6 | 2.7% |
| 61st | South Africa | 32.7 | 3.0% |
| 62nd | Nicaragua | 33.8 | 2.4% |
| 63rd | Guinea-Bissau | 34.1 | 1.7% |
| 64th | Faroe Islands | 34.4 | 1.3% |
| 65th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 34.8 | 3.0% |
| 66th | Qatar | 36.7 | 3.5% |
| 67th | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.9 | 3.9% |
| 68th | Ecuador | 37.0 | 2.3% |
| 69th | Jordan | 38.0 | 4.9% |
| 70th | Kenya | 38.9 | 3.6% |
| 71st | Senegal | 39.0 | 2.9% |
| 72nd | Iraq | 39.7 | 2.7% |
| 73rd | Cambodia | 40.1 | 3.8% |
| 74th | Mexico | 41.8 | 1.9% |
| 75th | Fiji | 41.9 | 1.0% |
| 76th | Honduras | 43.3 | 2.8% |
| 77th | Benin | 45.4 | 3.1% |
| 78th | Brunei Darussalam | 47.1 | 3.0% |
| 79th | Eswatini | 48.7 | 4.8% |
| 80th | Timor-Leste | 50.1 | 1.9% |
| 81st | Ireland | 51.0 | -0.4% |
| 82nd | Tunisia | 52.5 | 2.2% |
| 83rd | Malaysia | 52.7 | 3.1% |
| 84th | Morocco | 53.6 | 1.9% |
| 85th | French Polynesia | 54.5 | 2.3% |
| 86th | Sierra Leone | 55.9 | 2.5% |
| 87th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 57.0 | 2.8% |
| 88th | Lesotho | 58.5 | 2.0% |
| 89th | Costa Rica | 59.6 | 2.6% |
| 90th | Samoa | 59.6 | 0.3% |
| 91st | Myanmar | 60.0 | 1.6% |
| 92nd | Ghana | 66.0 | 2.5% |
| 93rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.3 | 3.4% |
| 94th | Togo | 71.4 | 3.0% |
| 95th | Türkiye | 71.4 | 2.0% |
| 96th | Spain | 77.7 | 0.2% |
| 97th | Greece | 78.3 | 0.5% |
| 98th | Bulgaria | 80.2 | -1.2% |
| 99th | Guatemala | 81.9 | 2.9% |
| 100th | Cyprus | 84.1 | 1.5% |
| 101st | Uganda | 85.1 | 3.3% |
| 102nd | Kiribati | 90.3 | 2.4% |
| 103rd | Cabo Verde | 91.3 | 1.5% |
| 104th | Austria | 92.3 | 0.5% |
| 105th | Dominica | 93.5 | -0.6% |
| 106th | Malawi | 97.3 | 4.8% |
| 107th | Cuba | 98.1 | 1.0% |
| 108th | Indonesia | 99.5 | 1.9% |
| 109th | Gambia, The | 99.9 | 4.2% |
| 110th | Romania | 101.0 | 0.9% |
| 111th | British Virgin Islands | 101.2 | 3.4% |
| 112th | Cayman Islands | 103.6 | 3.9% |
| 113th | Nigeria | 103.8 | 2.7% |
| 114th | Thailand | 105.4 | 1.7% |
| 115th | France | 107.5 | 0.6% |
| 116th | Andorra | 107.7 | 2.4% |
| 117th | Portugal | 109.3 | -0.1% |
| 118th | European Union | 116.6 | 0.4% |
| 119th | Hungary | 116.6 | -1.1% |
| 120th | Albania | 117.8 | 2.7% |
| 121st | Isle of Man | 118.9 | 1.7% |
| 122nd | China | 119.2 | 1.5% |
| 123rd | Poland | 123.9 | 0.4% |
| 124th | Kuwait | 124.4 | 3.9% |
| 125th | São Tomé and Principe | 125.0 | 2.6% |
| 126th | Denmark | 128.3 | 0.1% |
| 127th | Nepal | 133.3 | 2.2% |
| 128th | Tonga | 138.1 | 0.4% |
| 129th | Antigua and Barbuda | 143.9 | -0.5% |
| 130th | Dominican Republic | 144.9 | 2.1% |
| 131st | Pakistan | 145.7 | 3.3% |
| 132nd | Seychelles | 150.4 | 0.6% |
| 133rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 156.8 | -0.7% |
| 134th | Switzerland | 168.2 | 0.8% |
| 135th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 172.8 | 1.5% |
| 136th | Liechtenstein | 177.0 | 1.3% |
| 137th | Italy | 192.7 | 0.1% |
| 138th | Viet Nam | 197.1 | 2.1% |
| 139th | Philippines | 205.5 | 2.6% |
| 140th | Israel | 208.8 | 1.7% |
| 141st | Burundi | 213.1 | 2.0% |
| 142nd | Jamaica | 218.1 | 0.7% |
| 143rd | St. Lucia | 223.8 | 1.1% |
| 144th | Germany | 225.6 | 0.8% |
| 145th | American Samoa | 226.0 | 3.6% |
| 146th | Comoros | 232.7 | 2.7% |
| 147th | United Kingdom | 235.9 | 0.3% |
| 148th | Trinidad and Tobago | 242.0 | 0.9% |
| 149th | Haiti | 243.6 | 2.1% |
| 150th | Guam | 251.5 | 2.3% |
| 151st | El Salvador | 255.7 | 2.0% |
| 152nd | Sri Lanka | 259.1 | 1.1% |
| 153rd | India | 284.6 | 2.3% |
| 154th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 285.3 | 0.6% |
| 155th | Virgin Islands (US) | 288.7 | 0.1% |
| 156th | Tuvalu | 288.7 | 1.7% |
| 157th | Rwanda | 291.2 | 3.1% |
| 158th | Grenada | 291.5 | 0.8% |
| 159th | Aruba | 335.8 | 1.9% |
| 160th | Japan | 337.5 | 0.4% |
| 161st | Lebanon | 344.6 | 2.0% |
| 162nd | San Marino | 385.9 | 1.4% |
| 163rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 395.2 | 0.9% |
| 164th | Netherlands | 439.8 | 0.6% |
| 165th | Korea | 440.1 | 1.0% |
| 166th | Nauru | 469.5 | 2.5% |
| 167th | Mauritius | 517.9 | 0.8% |
| 168th | Barbados | 600.3 | 0.1% |
| 169th | Channel Islands | 714.7 | 1.0% |
| 170th | Bahrain | 720.8 | 3.6% |
| 171st | Maldives | 725.8 | 3.2% |
| 172nd | Bangladesh | 840.7 | 2.1% |
| 173rd | Bermuda | 1,057.9 | 0.8% |
| 174th | Malta | 1,096.0 | 1.0% |
| 175th | Gibraltar | 2,754.4 | -1.1% |
| 176th | Singapore | 4,374.5 | 3.0% |
| 177th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5,743.6 | 1.0% |
| 178th | Monaco | 14,841.6 | 1.0% |
| 179th | Macao SAR, China | 16,255.0 | 2.9% |
FAQ
What was Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density in 1989?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density in 1989 was 172.8. This ranked 135th globally.
How did Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density change in 1989?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density increased by 1.5% in 1989 compared to 1988.
Which country had the highest population density in 1989?▾
Macao SAR, China had the highest population density in 1989 at 16,255.0.
What is the population density of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 1989?▾
The population density of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 1989 was 172.8. This ranked 135th globally.
How does 1989 compare to 1988 for Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density?▾
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's population density went from 170.3 in 1988 to 172.8 in 1989, a 1.5% increase.
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