The largest cities in North Korea, ranked by population

The table below includes cities (and in some cases urban areas and municipalities) in North Korea with populations exceeding 10 000 people.

Note that double listings may reflect different spellings or definitions of urban agglomerations.








Pyongyang3222000
Hamhŭng559056
Namp’o455000
Hŭngnam346082
Kaesŏng338155
Wŏnsan329207
Ch’ŏngjin327000
Sinŭiju288112
Haeju222396
Kanggye-si209530
Sariwŏn154942
Songnim152425
Hyesan-dong97794
Yuktae-dong76427
Hongwŏn70923
Najin66224
Ongjin64247
Kilju63652
Chaeryŏng-ŭp53330
Anju50196
Ŭiju50081
Hoeryŏng43831
Sŭngho 1-tong39841
Changyŏn39368
Sunan36671
Hwangju-ŭp35641
Kyŏngsŏng35604
Aoji-ri34248
Nanam34055
Anbyŏn-ŭp31845
Kusŏng30902
Chŏngju29065
Kangdong-ŭp28922
Sŏnbong27331
Iwŏn-ŭp26364
Hŭkkyo-ri25437
Kosan24822
Yŏnan-ŭp22665
Namyang-dong22218
Yŏnggwang-ŭp21882
Musan-ŭp21739
Kowŏn-ŭp21490
Hoeyang21111
T’ongch’ŏn-ŭp20575
Kapsan-ŭp20406
Anak19995
Onsŏng19806
Kujang-ŭp19522
Sil-li19463
Chunghwa19346
Samho-rodongjagu19025
Sinmak18669
Sakchu-ŭp18001
Ayang-ni16104
Sinanju15693
Sinsang-ni14960
Pukchil-lodongjagu14129
Hau-ri13581
Yonggang-ŭp13440
Pyŏksŏng-ŭp12937
Koksan12923
Chasŏng12736
Kyŏngwŏn12650
Puryŏng12267
Komusan 1-tong12242
Sŭngjibaegam11786
Hoemul-li11681
Sŭngam-nodongjagu11406
Panghyŏn-dong11026
Kwaksan10478
Sangsŏng-ni9888
Yŏngbyŏn9584
Yŏmju-ŭp9437
Ungsang-nodongjagu8410
Sot-pong151
Chŏnch’ŏn4
Yongi-ri4




Countries:
Afghanistan   |   Aland Islands   |   Albania   |   Algeria   |   American Samoa   |   Andorra   |   Angola   |   Anguilla   |   Antarctica   |   Antigua and Barbuda   |   Argentina   |   Armenia   |   Aruba   |   Australia   |   Austria   |   Azerbaijan   |   Bahamas   |   Bahrain   |   Bangladesh   |   Barbados   |   Belarus   |   Belgium   |   Belize   |   Benin   |   Bermuda   |   Bhutan   |   Bolivia   |   Bosnia and Herzegovina   |   Botswana   |   Bouvet Island   |   Brazil   |   British Indian Ocean Territory   |   British Virgin Islands   |   Brunei Darussalam   |   Bulgaria   |   Burkina Faso   |   Burundi   |   Cambodia   |   Cameroon   |   Canada   |   Cape Verde   |   Cayman Islands   |   Central African Republic   |   Chad   |   Chile   |   China   |   Christmas Island   |   Cocos Islands   |   Colombia   |   Comoros   |   Congo   |   Cook Islands   |   Costa Rica   |   Cote d'Ivoire   |   Croatia   |   Cuba   |   Cyprus   |   Czech Republic   |   Democratic Republic of the Congo   |   Denmark   |   Djibouti   |   Dominica   |   Dominican Republic   |   Ecuador   |   Egypt   |   El Salvador   |   Equatorial Guinea   |   Eritrea   |   Estonia   |   Ethiopia   |   Falkland Islands   |   Faroe Islands   |   Fiji   |   Finland   |   France   |   French Guiana   |   French Polynesia   |   French Southern Territories   |   Gabon   |   Gambia   |   Georgia   |   Germany   |   Ghana   |   Gibraltar   |   Greece   |   Greenland   |   Grenada   |   Guadeloupe   |   Guam   |   Guatemala   |   Guernsey   |   Guinea   |   Guinea-Bissau   |   Guyana   |   Haiti   |   Heard Island and McDonald Islands   |   Honduras   |   Hong Kong   |   Hungary   |   Iceland   |   India   |   Indonesia   |   Iran   |   Iraq   |   Ireland   |   Isle of Man   |   Israel   |   Italy   |   Jamaica   |   Japan   |   Jersey   |   Jordan   |   Kazakhstan   |   Kenya   |   Kiribati   |   Kuwait   |   Kyrgyzstan   |   Laos   |   Latvia   |   Lebanon   |   Lesotho   |   Liberia   |   Libya   |   Liechtenstein   |   Lithuania   |   Luxembourg   |   Macao   |   Macedonia   |   Madagascar   |   Malawi   |   Malaysia   |   Maldives   |   Mali   |   Malta   |   Marshall Islands   |   Martinique   |   Mauritania   |   Mauritius   |   Mayotte   |   Mexico   |   Micronesia   |   Moldova   |   Monaco   |   Mongolia   |   Montenegro   |   Montserrat   |   Morocco   |   Mozambique   |   Myanmar   |   Namibia   |   Nauru   |   Nepal   |   Netherlands   |   Netherlands Antilles   |   New Caledonia   |   New Zealand   |   Nicaragua   |   Niger   |   Nigeria   |   Niue   |   Norfolk Island   |   North Korea   |   Northern Mariana Islands   |   Norway   |   Occupied Palestinian Territory   |   Oman   |   Pakistan   |   Palau   |   Panama   |   Papua New Guinea   |   Paraguay   |   Peru   |   Philippines   |   Pitcairn   |   Poland   |   Portugal   |   Puerto Rico   |   Qatar   |   Reunion   |   Romania   |   Russian Federation   |   Rwanda   |   Saint Barthélemy   |   Saint Helena   |   Saint Kitts and Nevis   |   Saint Lucia   |   Saint Martin   |   Saint Pierre and Miquelon   |   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   |   Samoa   |   San Marino   |   Sao Tome and Principe   |   Saudi Arabia   |   Senegal   |   Serbia   |   Seychelles   |   Sierra Leone   |   Singapore   |   Slovakia   |   Slovenia   |   Solomon Islands   |   Somalia   |   South Africa   |   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands   |   South Korea   |   Spain   |   Sri Lanka   |   Sudan   |   Suriname   |   Svalbard and Jan Mayen   |   Swaziland   |   Sweden   |   Switzerland   |   Syria   |   Taiwan   |   Tajikistan   |   Tanzania   |   Thailand   |   Timor-Leste   |   Togo   |   Tokelau   |   Tonga   |   Trinidad and Tobago   |   Tunisia   |   Turkey   |   Turkmenistan   |   Turks and Caicos Islands   |   Tuvalu   |   U.S. Virgin Islands   |   Uganda   |   Ukraine   |   United Arab Emirates   |   United Kingdom   |   United States   |   United States Minor Outlying Islands   |   Uruguay   |   Uzbekistan   |   Vanuatu   |   Vatican City State   |   Venezuela   |   Viet Nam   |   Wallis and Futuna   |   Western Sahara   |   Yemen   |   Zambia   |   Zimbabwe   |  

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