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North Korea: cities by population

North Korea has a population of 25,549,819, with Pyongyang as its capital. The 50 largest of its 118 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Pyongyang	Pyongyang	3,222,000
2	Hamhŭng	South Hamgyong	559,056
3	Namp’o	Nampo	455,000
4	Sunch’ŏn	South Pyongan	437,000
5	Hŭngnam	South Hamgyong	346,082
6	Kaesŏng	Kaesong	338,155
7	Wŏnsan	Kangwŏn-do	329,207
8	Chongjin	North Hamgyong	327,000
9	Man’gyŏngdae-ri	Pyongyang	321,690
10	Kaech’ŏn	South Pyongan	319,554
11	Sariwŏn-si	North Hwanghae	310,100
12	Sinŭiju	P'yŏngan-bukto	288,112
13	Tŏkch’ŏn	South Pyongan	237,133
14	Haeju	South Hwanghae	222,396
15	Kanggye	Chagang	209,530
16	Changam-ch’on	South Hamgyong	207,299
17	Hyesan	Yanggang-do	192,680
18	Paech’ŏn-ŭp	South Hwanghae	159,825
19	Sinp’o	South Hamgyong	152,759
20	Songnim-ni	North Hwanghae	152,425
21	Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp	South Hwanghae	142,607
22	Sinch’ŏn-ŭp	South Hwanghae	141,407
23	Paek'ak	South Pyongan	125,924
24	Chaeryŏng-ni	South Pyongan	125,631
25	Manp’o	Chagang	116,760
26	Ŭllyul	South Hwanghae	107,997
27	Kangnyŏng	South Hwanghae	106,827
28	Kangsŏn	South Pyongan	102,436
29	P’yŏngsŏng	South Pyongan	100,000
30	Hwasŏng	North Hamgyong	99,557
31	Myŏnggan-dong	North Hamgyong	99,557
32	Hyesan-dong	Yanggang-do	97,794
33	Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp	South Hwanghae	95,597
34	Kwail-ŭp	South Hwanghae	89,895
35	Ŭndŏk	North Hamgyong	89,244
36	Ŏrang	North Hamgyong	87,757
37	Samch’ŏn	South Hwanghae	86,042
38	Sinwŏn-ŭp	South Hwanghae	83,161
39	Pongch’ŏn-ŭp	South Hwanghae	79,740
40	Yuktae-dong	South Hamgyong	76,427
41	Hongwŏn	South Hamgyong	70,923
42	Hwadae	North Hamgyong	67,677
43	Rajin	Rason	66,224
44	Namyang-nodongjagu	North Hamgyong	65,956
45	Myŏngch’ŏn	North Hamgyong	65,797
46	T’aet’an-ŭp	South Hwanghae	64,258
47	Ongjin	South Hwanghae	64,247
48	Kilju	North Hamgyong	63,652
49	Chaeryŏng-ŭp	South Hwanghae	53,330
50	Anju	South Pyongan	50,196

Twenty years earlier: North Korea in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 23,115,202.