Population of North Korea
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 28 Apr 2024 |
The current population of North Korea is 26,532,254 as of December 06, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of North Korea is projected at 26,244,582, or 26.24 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in North Korea is projected at 26,160,821, or 26.16 million people for the year 2023.
North Korea ranks 56th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. North Korea is ranked 21st among 51 countries and territories in Asia.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 11,394,743 | 11,103,379 | -582,729 | -5.249 | 0.44 |
1951 | 10,812,014 | 10,557,969 | -508,089 | -4.813 | 0.42 |
1952 | 10,303,925 | 10,228,066 | -151,719 | -1.483 | 0.39 |
1953 | 10,152,206 | 10,147,600 | -9,213 | -0.091 | 0.38 |
1954 | 10,142,993 | 10,206,242 | 126,497 | 1.239 | 0.38 |
1955 | 10,269,490 | 10,360,269 | 181,558 | 1.752 | 0.38 |
1956 | 10,451,048 | 10,552,182 | 202,268 | 1.917 | 0.38 |
1957 | 10,653,316 | 10,802,103 | 297,575 | 2.755 | 0.38 |
1958 | 10,950,891 | 11,106,854 | 311,927 | 2.809 | 0.38 |
1959 | 11,262,818 | 11,391,376 | 257,115 | 2.257 | 0.38 |
1960 | 11,519,933 | 11,655,666 | 271,466 | 2.329 | 0.39 |
1961 | 11,791,399 | 11,916,515 | 250,232 | 2.100 | 0.39 |
1962 | 12,041,631 | 12,180,505 | 277,748 | 2.280 | 0.39 |
1963 | 12,319,379 | 12,475,236 | 311,713 | 2.499 | 0.39 |
1964 | 12,631,092 | 12,787,523 | 312,863 | 2.447 | 0.39 |
1965 | 12,943,955 | 13,105,946 | 323,982 | 2.472 | 0.39 |
1966 | 13,267,937 | 13,444,048 | 352,222 | 2.620 | 0.39 |
1967 | 13,620,159 | 13,821,409 | 402,500 | 2.912 | 0.40 |
1968 | 14,022,659 | 14,216,305 | 387,292 | 2.724 | 0.40 |
1969 | 14,409,951 | 14,605,481 | 391,060 | 2.678 | 0.40 |
1970 | 14,801,011 | 14,996,879 | 391,736 | 2.612 | 0.41 |
1971 | 15,192,747 | 15,381,626 | 377,757 | 2.456 | 0.41 |
1972 | 15,570,504 | 15,768,363 | 395,718 | 2.510 | 0.41 |
1973 | 15,966,222 | 16,128,122 | 323,801 | 2.008 | 0.41 |
1974 | 16,290,023 | 16,437,002 | 293,959 | 1.788 | 0.41 |
1975 | 16,583,982 | 16,723,252 | 278,540 | 1.666 | 0.41 |
1976 | 16,862,522 | 16,987,170 | 249,296 | 1.468 | 0.41 |
1977 | 17,111,818 | 17,231,389 | 239,142 | 1.388 | 0.41 |
1978 | 17,350,960 | 17,472,094 | 242,269 | 1.387 | 0.41 |
1979 | 17,593,229 | 17,719,172 | 251,886 | 1.422 | 0.41 |
1980 | 17,845,115 | 17,973,650 | 257,071 | 1.430 | 0.40 |
1981 | 18,102,186 | 18,235,202 | 266,033 | 1.459 | 0.40 |
1982 | 18,368,219 | 18,502,087 | 267,735 | 1.447 | 0.40 |
1983 | 18,635,954 | 18,771,363 | 270,818 | 1.443 | 0.40 |
1984 | 18,906,772 | 19,045,154 | 276,764 | 1.453 | 0.40 |
1985 | 19,183,536 | 19,325,487 | 283,902 | 1.469 | 0.40 |
1986 | 19,467,438 | 19,613,038 | 291,200 | 1.485 | 0.40 |
1987 | 19,758,638 | 19,903,893 | 290,510 | 1.460 | 0.39 |
1988 | 20,049,148 | 20,197,464 | 296,631 | 1.469 | 0.39 |
1989 | 20,345,779 | 20,494,965 | 298,373 | 1.456 | 0.39 |
1990 | 20,644,152 | 20,799,523 | 310,743 | 1.494 | 0.39 |
1991 | 20,954,895 | 21,115,534 | 321,277 | 1.522 | 0.39 |
1992 | 21,276,172 | 21,439,991 | 327,638 | 1.528 | 0.39 |
1993 | 21,603,810 | 21,773,017 | 338,413 | 1.554 | 0.39 |
1994 | 21,942,223 | 22,105,225 | 326,003 | 1.475 | 0.39 |
1995 | 22,268,226 | 22,385,536 | 234,621 | 1.048 | 0.39 |
1996 | 22,502,847 | 22,614,347 | 223,001 | 0.986 | 0.39 |
1997 | 22,725,848 | 22,827,373 | 203,050 | 0.890 | 0.39 |
1998 | 22,928,898 | 23,023,636 | 189,476 | 0.823 | 0.38 |
1999 | 23,118,374 | 23,204,498 | 172,247 | 0.742 | 0.38 |
2000 | 23,290,621 | 23,367,059 | 152,877 | 0.654 | 0.38 |
2001 | 23,443,498 | 23,512,522 | 138,048 | 0.587 | 0.38 |
2002 | 23,581,546 | 23,638,411 | 113,729 | 0.481 | 0.37 |
2003 | 23,695,275 | 23,781,707 | 172,863 | 0.727 | 0.37 |
2004 | 23,868,138 | 23,948,930 | 161,584 | 0.675 | 0.37 |
2005 | 24,029,722 | 24,100,982 | 142,520 | 0.591 | 0.37 |
2006 | 24,172,242 | 24,235,761 | 127,038 | 0.524 | 0.36 |
2007 | 24,299,280 | 24,356,506 | 114,452 | 0.470 | 0.36 |
2008 | 24,413,732 | 24,469,047 | 110,630 | 0.452 | 0.36 |
2009 | 24,524,362 | 24,581,509 | 114,294 | 0.465 | 0.36 |
2010 | 24,638,656 | 24,686,435 | 95,559 | 0.387 | 0.35 |
2011 | 24,734,215 | 24,783,789 | 99,149 | 0.400 | 0.35 |
2012 | 24,833,364 | 24,887,770 | 108,812 | 0.437 | 0.35 |
2013 | 24,942,176 | 25,001,819 | 119,286 | 0.477 | 0.34 |
2014 | 25,061,462 | 25,126,131 | 129,338 | 0.515 | 0.34 |
2015 | 25,190,800 | 25,258,015 | 134,430 | 0.532 | 0.34 |
2016 | 25,325,230 | 25,389,611 | 128,762 | 0.507 | 0.34 |
2017 | 25,453,992 | 25,516,321 | 124,659 | 0.489 | 0.34 |
2018 | 25,578,651 | 25,638,149 | 118,997 | 0.464 | 0.33 |
2019 | 25,697,648 | 25,755,441 | 115,585 | 0.449 | 0.33 |
2020 | 25,813,233 | 25,867,467 | 108,468 | 0.419 | 0.33 |
2021 | 25,921,701 | 25,971,909 | 100,416 | 0.387 | 0.33 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2022 | 26,022,117 | 26,069,416 | 94,599 | 0.363 | 0.33 |
2023 | 26,116,716 | 26,160,821 | 88,211 | 0.337 | 0.33 |
2024 | 26,204,927 | 26,244,582 | 79,310 | 0.302 | 0.32 |
2025 | 26,284,237 | 26,319,924 | 71,373 | 0.271 | 0.32 |
2026 | 26,355,610 | 26,387,425 | 63,629 | 0.241 | 0.32 |
2027 | 26,419,239 | 26,446,694 | 54,910 | 0.208 | 0.32 |
2028 | 26,474,149 | 26,497,102 | 45,906 | 0.173 | 0.32 |
2029 | 26,520,055 | 26,537,870 | 35,630 | 0.134 | 0.31 |
2030 | 26,555,685 | 26,569,401 | 27,433 | 0.103 | 0.31 |
2031 | 26,583,118 | 26,592,481 | 18,725 | 0.070 | 0.31 |
2032 | 26,601,843 | 26,606,610 | 9,534 | 0.036 | 0.31 |
2033 | 26,611,377 | 26,611,771 | 789 | 0.003 | 0.30 |
2034 | 26,612,166 | 26,608,668 | -6,996 | -0.026 | 0.30 |
2035 | 26,605,170 | 26,598,048 | -14,245 | -0.054 | 0.30 |
2036 | 26,590,925 | 26,579,554 | -22,741 | -0.086 | 0.30 |
2037 | 26,568,184 | 26,553,492 | -29,385 | -0.111 | 0.29 |
2038 | 26,538,799 | 26,521,434 | -34,730 | -0.131 | 0.29 |
2039 | 26,504,069 | 26,484,115 | -39,908 | -0.151 | 0.29 |
2040 | 26,464,161 | 26,441,399 | -45,523 | -0.172 | 0.29 |
2041 | 26,418,638 | 26,393,589 | -50,097 | -0.190 | 0.29 |
2042 | 26,368,541 | 26,341,393 | -54,295 | -0.206 | 0.28 |
2043 | 26,314,246 | 26,285,495 | -57,503 | -0.219 | 0.28 |
2044 | 26,256,743 | 26,226,715 | -60,055 | -0.229 | 0.28 |
2045 | 26,196,688 | 26,165,201 | -62,974 | -0.241 | 0.28 |
2046 | 26,133,714 | 26,100,272 | -66,884 | -0.256 | 0.27 |
2047 | 26,066,830 | 26,032,162 | -69,335 | -0.266 | 0.27 |
2048 | 25,997,495 | 25,960,806 | -73,377 | -0.283 | 0.27 |
2049 | 25,924,118 | 25,885,944 | -76,348 | -0.295 | 0.27 |
2050 | 25,847,770 | 25,807,197 | -81,146 | -0.314 | 0.27 |
2051 | 25,766,624 | 25,724,769 | -83,710 | -0.325 | 0.26 |
2052 | 25,682,914 | 25,639,389 | -87,051 | -0.340 | 0.26 |
2053 | 25,595,863 | 25,551,077 | -89,571 | -0.351 | 0.26 |
2054 | 25,506,292 | 25,460,057 | -92,470 | -0.363 | 0.26 |
2055 | 25,413,822 | 25,365,629 | -96,386 | -0.380 | 0.26 |
2056 | 25,317,436 | 25,267,753 | -99,366 | -0.393 | 0.25 |
2057 | 25,218,070 | 25,167,693 | -100,755 | -0.400 | 0.25 |
2058 | 25,117,315 | 25,065,631 | -103,367 | -0.412 | 0.25 |
2059 | 25,013,948 | 24,961,267 | -105,362 | -0.422 | 0.25 |
2060 | 24,908,586 | 24,854,656 | -107,860 | -0.434 | 0.25 |
2061 | 24,800,726 | 24,746,465 | -108,522 | -0.439 | 0.25 |
2062 | 24,692,204 | 24,637,689 | -109,031 | -0.443 | 0.24 |
2063 | 24,583,173 | 24,527,925 | -110,496 | -0.450 | 0.24 |
2064 | 24,472,677 | 24,417,143 | -111,068 | -0.455 | 0.24 |
2065 | 24,361,609 | 24,305,828 | -111,562 | -0.459 | 0.24 |
2066 | 24,250,047 | 24,194,404 | -111,286 | -0.460 | 0.24 |
2067 | 24,138,761 | 24,083,169 | -111,184 | -0.462 | 0.24 |
2068 | 24,027,577 | 23,972,107 | -110,940 | -0.463 | 0.23 |
2069 | 23,916,637 | 23,861,607 | -110,059 | -0.461 | 0.23 |
2070 | 23,806,578 | 23,751,608 | -109,940 | -0.463 | 0.23 |
2071 | 23,696,638 | 23,641,750 | -109,775 | -0.464 | 0.23 |
2072 | 23,586,863 | 23,532,343 | -109,040 | -0.463 | 0.23 |
2073 | 23,477,823 | 23,423,544 | -108,558 | -0.463 | 0.23 |
2074 | 23,369,265 | 23,314,572 | -109,385 | -0.469 | 0.23 |
2075 | 23,259,880 | 23,205,032 | -109,697 | -0.473 | 0.22 |
2076 | 23,150,183 | 23,095,429 | -109,509 | -0.474 | 0.22 |
2077 | 23,040,674 | 22,985,842 | -109,663 | -0.477 | 0.22 |
2078 | 22,931,011 | 22,876,095 | -109,831 | -0.480 | 0.22 |
2079 | 22,821,180 | 22,766,130 | -110,099 | -0.484 | 0.22 |
2080 | 22,711,081 | 22,656,034 | -110,095 | -0.486 | 0.22 |
2081 | 22,600,986 | 22,546,087 | -109,799 | -0.487 | 0.22 |
2082 | 22,491,187 | 22,436,040 | -110,293 | -0.492 | 0.22 |
2083 | 22,380,894 | 22,326,143 | -109,503 | -0.490 | 0.21 |
2084 | 22,271,391 | 22,216,511 | -109,760 | -0.494 | 0.21 |
2085 | 22,161,631 | 22,107,246 | -108,770 | -0.492 | 0.21 |
2086 | 22,052,861 | 21,998,415 | -108,892 | -0.495 | 0.21 |
2087 | 21,943,969 | 21,889,487 | -108,964 | -0.498 | 0.21 |
2088 | 21,835,005 | 21,780,217 | -109,576 | -0.503 | 0.21 |
2089 | 21,725,429 | 21,670,618 | -109,622 | -0.506 | 0.21 |
2090 | 21,615,807 | 21,561,196 | -109,223 | -0.507 | 0.21 |
2091 | 21,506,584 | 21,451,653 | -109,863 | -0.512 | 0.21 |
2092 | 21,396,721 | 21,341,875 | -109,692 | -0.514 | 0.20 |
2093 | 21,287,029 | 21,232,601 | -108,856 | -0.513 | 0.20 |
2094 | 21,178,173 | 21,123,775 | -108,795 | -0.515 | 0.20 |
2095 | 21,069,378 | 21,015,250 | -108,257 | -0.515 | 0.20 |
2096 | 20,961,121 | 20,906,897 | -108,448 | -0.519 | 0.20 |
2097 | 20,852,673 | 20,798,643 | -108,059 | -0.520 | 0.20 |
2098 | 20,744,614 | 20,690,465 | -108,297 | -0.523 | 0.20 |
2099 | 20,636,317 | 20,582,157 | -108,320 | -0.526 | 0.20 |
2100 | 20,527,997 | 20,473,590 | -108,814 | -0.531 | 0.20 |