North Korea Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of North Korea population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of North Korea in 2023 is 26,160,821, a 0.35% increase from 2022.
- The population of North Korea in 2022 was 26,069,416, a 0.38% increase from 2021.
- The population of North Korea in 2021 was 25,971,909, a 0.4% increase from 2020.
- The population of North Korea in 2020 was 25,867,467, a 0.43% increase from 2019.
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| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| Ethiopia |
126,527,060 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
102,262,808 |
| Tanzania |
67,438,106 |
| Uganda |
48,582,334 |
| Afghanistan |
42,239,854 |
| Yemen |
34,449,825 |
| Mozambique |
33,897,354 |
| Nepal |
30,896,590 |
| Madagascar |
30,325,732 |
| Niger |
27,202,843 |
| North Korea |
26,160,821 |
| Mali |
23,293,698 |
| Burkina Faso |
23,251,485 |
| Malawi |
20,931,751 |
| Chad |
18,278,568 |
| Somalia |
18,143,378 |
| Senegal |
17,763,163 |
| Zimbabwe |
16,665,409 |
| Guinea |
14,190,612 |
| Rwanda |
14,094,683 |
| Benin |
13,712,828 |
| Burundi |
13,238,559 |
| Haiti |
11,724,763 |
| South Sudan |
11,088,796 |
| Tajikistan |
10,143,543 |
| Togo |
9,053,799 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,791,092 |
| Central African Republic |
5,742,315 |
| Liberia |
5,418,377 |
| Eritrea |
3,748,901 |
| Gambia |
2,773,168 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,150,842 |
| Comoros |
852,075 |
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North Korea - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
26,160,821 |
0.35% |
| 2022 |
26,069,416 |
0.38% |
| 2021 |
25,971,909 |
0.40% |
| 2020 |
25,867,467 |
0.43% |
| 2019 |
25,755,441 |
0.46% |
| 2018 |
25,638,149 |
0.48% |
| 2017 |
25,516,321 |
0.50% |
| 2016 |
25,389,611 |
0.52% |
| 2015 |
25,258,015 |
0.52% |
| 2014 |
25,126,131 |
0.50% |
| 2013 |
25,001,819 |
0.46% |
| 2012 |
24,887,770 |
0.42% |
| 2011 |
24,783,789 |
0.39% |
| 2010 |
24,686,435 |
0.43% |
| 2009 |
24,581,509 |
0.46% |
| 2008 |
24,469,047 |
0.46% |
| 2007 |
24,356,506 |
0.50% |
| 2006 |
24,235,761 |
0.56% |
| 2005 |
24,100,982 |
0.63% |
| 2004 |
23,948,930 |
0.70% |
| 2003 |
23,781,707 |
0.61% |
| 2002 |
23,638,411 |
0.54% |
| 2001 |
23,512,522 |
0.62% |
| 2000 |
23,367,059 |
0.70% |
| 1999 |
23,204,498 |
0.79% |
| 1998 |
23,023,636 |
0.86% |
| 1997 |
22,827,373 |
0.94% |
| 1996 |
22,614,347 |
1.02% |
| 1995 |
22,385,536 |
1.27% |
| 1994 |
22,105,225 |
1.53% |
| 1993 |
21,773,017 |
1.55% |
| 1992 |
21,439,991 |
1.54% |
| 1991 |
21,115,534 |
1.52% |
| 1990 |
20,799,523 |
1.49% |
| 1989 |
20,494,965 |
1.47% |
| 1988 |
20,197,464 |
1.47% |
| 1987 |
19,903,893 |
1.48% |
| 1986 |
19,613,038 |
1.49% |
| 1985 |
19,325,487 |
1.47% |
| 1984 |
19,045,154 |
1.46% |
| 1983 |
18,771,363 |
1.46% |
| 1982 |
18,502,087 |
1.46% |
| 1981 |
18,235,202 |
1.46% |
| 1980 |
17,973,650 |
1.44% |
| 1979 |
17,719,172 |
1.41% |
| 1978 |
17,472,094 |
1.40% |
| 1977 |
17,231,389 |
1.44% |
| 1976 |
16,987,170 |
1.58% |
| 1975 |
16,723,252 |
1.74% |
| 1974 |
16,437,002 |
1.92% |
| 1973 |
16,128,122 |
2.28% |
| 1972 |
15,768,363 |
2.51% |
| 1971 |
15,381,626 |
2.57% |
| 1970 |
14,996,879 |
2.68% |
| 1969 |
14,605,481 |
2.74% |
| 1968 |
14,216,305 |
2.86% |
| 1967 |
13,821,409 |
2.81% |
| 1966 |
13,444,048 |
2.58% |
| 1965 |
13,105,946 |
2.49% |
| 1964 |
12,787,523 |
2.50% |
| 1963 |
12,475,236 |
2.42% |
| 1962 |
12,180,505 |
2.22% |
| 1961 |
11,916,515 |
2.24% |
| 1960 |
11,655,666 |
2.32% |
| 1959 |
11,391,376 |
2.56% |
| 1958 |
11,106,854 |
2.82% |
| 1957 |
10,802,103 |
2.37% |
| 1956 |
10,552,182 |
1.85% |
| 1955 |
10,360,269 |
1.51% |
| 1954 |
10,206,242 |
0.58% |
| 1953 |
10,147,600 |
-0.79% |
| 1952 |
10,228,066 |
-3.12% |
| 1951 |
10,557,969 |
-4.91% |
| 1950 |
11,103,379 |
0.00% |
