North Korea Population Growth Rate 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 from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of North Korea in 2020 is 25,778,816, a 0.44% increase from 2019.
- The population of North Korea in 2019 was 25,666,161, a 0.46% increase from 2018.
- The population of North Korea in 2018 was 25,549,604, a 0.47% increase from 2017.
- The population of North Korea in 2017 was 25,429,825, a 0.48% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| North Korea - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 25,778,816 | 0.44% |
| 2019 | 25,666,161 | 0.46% |
| 2018 | 25,549,604 | 0.47% |
| 2017 | 25,429,825 | 0.48% |
| 2016 | 25,307,665 | 0.49% |
| 2015 | 25,183,833 | 0.50% |
| 2014 | 25,057,790 | 0.51% |
| 2013 | 24,929,497 | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 24,800,645 | 0.52% |
| 2011 | 24,673,395 | 0.51% |
| 2010 | 24,548,836 | 0.49% |
| 2009 | 24,428,341 | 0.49% |
| 2008 | 24,310,142 | 0.50% |
| 2007 | 24,188,331 | 0.55% |
| 2006 | 24,054,864 | 0.63% |
| 2005 | 23,904,167 | 0.72% |
| 2004 | 23,732,731 | 0.81% |
| 2003 | 23,542,426 | 0.87% |
| 2002 | 23,339,453 | 0.89% |
| 2001 | 23,132,980 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | 22,929,075 | 0.87% |
| 1999 | 22,731,482 | 0.86% |
| 1998 | 22,536,753 | 0.90% |
| 1997 | 22,335,267 | 1.00% |
| 1996 | 22,113,438 | 1.15% |
| 1995 | 21,862,299 | 1.32% |
| 1994 | 21,577,982 | 1.47% |
| 1993 | 21,265,834 | 1.57% |
| 1992 | 20,937,404 | 1.59% |
| 1991 | 20,609,150 | 1.56% |
| 1990 | 20,293,054 | 1.50% |
| 1989 | 19,993,755 | 1.45% |
| 1988 | 19,708,323 | 1.42% |
| 1987 | 19,431,986 | 1.44% |
| 1986 | 19,156,795 | 1.48% |
| 1985 | 18,877,238 | 1.54% |
| 1984 | 18,590,138 | 1.60% |
| 1983 | 18,298,214 | 1.61% |
| 1982 | 18,008,564 | 1.56% |
| 1981 | 17,731,230 | 1.48% |
| 1980 | 17,472,140 | 1.37% |
| 1979 | 17,235,666 | 1.29% |
| 1978 | 17,015,983 | 1.31% |
| 1977 | 16,796,578 | 1.46% |
| 1976 | 16,554,746 | 1.72% |
| 1975 | 16,274,740 | 2.02% |
| 1974 | 15,952,078 | 2.30% |
| 1973 | 15,593,351 | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 15,207,771 | 2.69% |
| 1971 | 14,809,521 | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 14,410,400 | 2.86% |
| 1969 | 14,010,339 | 2.94% |
| 1968 | 13,609,982 | 2.93% |
| 1967 | 13,222,694 | 2.78% |
| 1966 | 12,864,954 | 2.53% |
| 1965 | 12,547,525 | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 12,282,419 | 1.80% |
| 1963 | 12,065,468 | 1.63% |
| 1962 | 11,871,712 | 1.77% |
| 1961 | 11,665,595 | 2.11% |
| 1960 | 11,424,176 | 2.50% |
| 1959 | 11,145,152 | 2.78% |
| 1958 | 10,843,979 | 2.81% |
| 1957 | 10,547,389 | 2.54% |
| 1956 | 10,285,940 | 1.97% |
| 1955 | 10,086,991 | 1.15% |
| 1954 | 9,972,436 | 0.15% |
| 1953 | 9,957,242 | -0.91% |
| 1952 | 10,049,029 | -1.95% |
| 1951 | 10,248,496 | -2.85% |
| 1950 | 10,549,472 | 0.00% |
