| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 08 Dec 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of North Korea is projected at 25.89 million, up by 0.42% compared with 25.78 million in 2020. North Korea is ranked 54th in terms of population and 164th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0 million births in North Korea in 2021. That is 0 per day, which is ranked 71st. The crude birth rate is 0 per 1000 people. There are 0 million deaths in North Korea in 2021. That is 0 per day, which is ranked 41st. The crude death rate is 0 per 1000 people.
0 million people are living in urban areas, which is 0% of North Korea population. North Korea is ranked 121st in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in North Korea in 2021 is nan males per 100 females. There are 0.00 million males and 0.00 million females in North Korea. The percentage of female population is nan% compare to nan% male population. North Korea has 0.00 million more females than males. North Korea is at 47th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 10,549,470 | - |
| 1955 | 10,086,997 | 1.15 |
| 1960 | 11,424,189 | 2.50 |
| 1965 | 12,547,524 | 2.16 |
| 1970 | 14,410,391 | 2.86 |
| 1975 | 16,274,737 | 2.02 |
| 1980 | 17,472,144 | 1.37 |
| 1985 | 18,877,226 | 1.54 |
| 1990 | 20,293,057 | 1.50 |
| 1995 | 21,862,300 | 1.32 |
| 2000 | 22,929,078 | 0.87 |
| 2005 | 23,904,167 | 0.72 |
| 2010 | 24,548,840 | 0.49 |
| 2015 | 25,183,832 | 0.50 |
| 2016 | 25,307,665 | 0.49 |
| 2017 | 25,429,816 | 0.48 |
| 2018 | 25,549,606 | 0.47 |
| 2019 | 25,666,158 | 0.46 |
| 2020 | 25,778,815 | 0.44 |
| 2021 | 25,887,045 | 0.42 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 05-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 25-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 30-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 35-39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 40-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 45-49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 50-54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 55-59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 60-64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 65-69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 70-74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 75-79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 80-84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 85-89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 90-94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 95-99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| 100+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | nan |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | |