South Pyongan · North Korea
Sunch’ŏn population
437,000people · latest figure
Sunch’ŏn has a population of 437,000, making it the 4th largest place we list in North Korea. It is in South Pyongan.
Sunch’ŏn holds 1.6% of North Korea's 26,633,691 people. Pyongyang, the largest place we list there, is 7.4 times its size.
437,000
population
#4
in North Korea
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Pyongyang | Pyongyang | 3,222,000 |
| Hamhŭng | South Hamgyong | 559,056 |
| Namp’o | Nampo | 455,000 |
| Hŭngnam | South Hamgyong | 346,082 |
| Kaesŏng | Kaesong | 338,155 |
| Wŏnsan | Kangwŏn-do | 329,207 |
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 UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.