North Korea Population Growth Rate 1950-2021
Chart and table of North Korea population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of North Korea in 2021 is 25,887,041, a 0.42% increase from 2020.
- The population of North Korea in 2020 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
| Country Name |
2021 Population Growth Rate |
| Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
| Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
| Uganda |
47,123,531 |
| Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
| Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
| Yemen |
30,490,640 |
| Nepal |
29,674,920 |
| Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
| North Korea |
25,887,041 |
| Niger |
25,130,817 |
| Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
| Mali |
20,855,735 |
| Malawi |
19,647,684 |
| Senegal |
17,196,301 |
| Chad |
16,914,985 |
| Somalia |
16,359,504 |
| Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
| Guinea |
13,497,244 |
| Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
| Benin |
12,451,040 |
| Burundi |
12,255,433 |
| Haiti |
11,541,685 |
| South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
| Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
| Togo |
8,478,250 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
| Liberia |
5,180,203 |
| Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
| Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
| Gambia |
2,486,945 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
| Comoros |
888,451 |
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North Korea - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
| Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
25,887,041 |
0.42% |
| 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% |
