North Korea Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of North Korea population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of North Korea in 2020 is 213.86 people per square kilometer, a 0.44% increase from 2019.
- The population density of North Korea in 2019 was 212.93 people per square kilometer, a 0.46% increase from 2018.
- The population density of North Korea in 2018 was 211.96 people per square kilometer, a 0.47% increase from 2017.
- The population density of North Korea in 2017 was 210.97 people per square kilometer, a 0.48% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| North Korea - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 213.86 | 0.44% |
| 2019 | 212.93 | 0.46% |
| 2018 | 211.96 | 0.47% |
| 2017 | 210.97 | 0.48% |
| 2016 | 209.95 | 0.49% |
| 2015 | 208.93 | 0.50% |
| 2014 | 207.88 | 0.51% |
| 2013 | 206.82 | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 205.75 | 0.52% |
| 2011 | 204.69 | 0.51% |
| 2010 | 203.66 | 0.49% |
| 2009 | 202.66 | 0.49% |
| 2008 | 201.68 | 0.50% |
| 2007 | 200.67 | 0.55% |
| 2006 | 199.56 | 0.63% |
| 2005 | 198.31 | 0.72% |
| 2004 | 196.89 | 0.81% |
| 2003 | 195.31 | 0.87% |
| 2002 | 193.62 | 0.89% |
| 2001 | 191.91 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | 190.22 | 0.87% |
| 1999 | 188.58 | 0.86% |
| 1998 | 186.96 | 0.90% |
| 1997 | 185.29 | 1.00% |
| 1996 | 183.45 | 1.15% |
| 1995 | 181.37 | 1.32% |
| 1994 | 179.01 | 1.47% |
| 1993 | 176.42 | 1.57% |
| 1992 | 173.70 | 1.59% |
| 1991 | 170.97 | 1.56% |
| 1990 | 168.35 | 1.50% |
| 1989 | 165.87 | 1.45% |
| 1988 | 163.50 | 1.42% |
| 1987 | 161.21 | 1.44% |
| 1986 | 158.92 | 1.48% |
| 1985 | 156.61 | 1.54% |
| 1984 | 154.22 | 1.60% |
| 1983 | 151.80 | 1.61% |
| 1982 | 149.40 | 1.56% |
| 1981 | 147.10 | 1.48% |
| 1980 | 144.95 | 1.37% |
| 1979 | 142.99 | 1.29% |
| 1978 | 141.16 | 1.31% |
| 1977 | 139.34 | 1.46% |
| 1976 | 137.34 | 1.72% |
| 1975 | 135.02 | 2.02% |
| 1974 | 132.34 | 2.30% |
| 1973 | 129.36 | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 126.16 | 2.69% |
| 1971 | 122.86 | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 119.55 | 2.86% |
| 1969 | 116.23 | 2.94% |
| 1968 | 112.91 | 2.93% |
| 1967 | 109.70 | 2.78% |
| 1966 | 106.73 | 2.53% |
| 1965 | 104.09 | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 101.89 | 1.80% |
| 1963 | 100.10 | 1.63% |
| 1962 | 98.49 | 1.77% |
| 1961 | 96.78 | 2.11% |
| 1960 | 94.77 | 2.50% |
| 1959 | 92.46 | 2.78% |
| 1958 | 89.96 | 2.81% |
| 1957 | 87.50 | 2.54% |
| 1956 | 85.33 | 1.97% |
| 1955 | 83.68 | 1.15% |
| 1954 | 82.73 | 0.15% |
| 1953 | 82.61 | -0.91% |
| 1952 | 83.37 | -1.95% |
| 1951 | 85.02 | -2.85% |
| 1950 | 87.52 | 0.00% |
