City evidence profile
Tukchang Population 2015
North Korea 39.575266, 126.177580
2015 population · Estimate
50,516
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Administrative area not supplied
North Korea · PRK
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 6,315 people per km² for 2015. The latest city land-area observation is 8.0 km² for 2015.
2015 density6,315people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 50,280 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2015 | 50,516 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
0.3%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
64.2%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
73.7
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
26,571,036
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
6,315
2015 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
8.0
2015 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 2015 · Estimate · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 2015 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 2015 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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