Population of North Korea

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date28 Apr 2024

The current population of North Korea is 26,526,753 as of November 10, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of North Korea is projected at 26,244,582, or 26.24 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in North Korea is projected at 26,160,821, or 26.16 million people for the year 2023.

North Korea ranks 56th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. North Korea is ranked 21st among 51 countries and territories in Asia.

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  • Growth rate
  • Net change

North Korea population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
202226,022,11726,069,41694,5990.3630.33
202326,116,71626,160,82188,2110.3370.33
202426,204,92726,244,58279,3100.3020.32
202526,284,23726,319,92471,3730.2710.32
202626,355,61026,387,42563,6290.2410.32
202726,419,23926,446,69454,9100.2080.32
202826,474,14926,497,10245,9060.1730.32
202926,520,05526,537,87035,6300.1340.31
203026,555,68526,569,40127,4330.1030.31
203126,583,11826,592,48118,7250.0700.31
203226,601,84326,606,6109,5340.0360.31
203326,611,37726,611,7717890.0030.30
203426,612,16626,608,668-6,996-0.0260.30
203526,605,17026,598,048-14,245-0.0540.30
203626,590,92526,579,554-22,741-0.0860.30
203726,568,18426,553,492-29,385-0.1110.29
203826,538,79926,521,434-34,730-0.1310.29
203926,504,06926,484,115-39,908-0.1510.29
204026,464,16126,441,399-45,523-0.1720.29
204126,418,63826,393,589-50,097-0.1900.29
204226,368,54126,341,393-54,295-0.2060.28
204326,314,24626,285,495-57,503-0.2190.28
204426,256,74326,226,715-60,055-0.2290.28
204526,196,68826,165,201-62,974-0.2410.28
204626,133,71426,100,272-66,884-0.2560.27
204726,066,83026,032,162-69,335-0.2660.27
204825,997,49525,960,806-73,377-0.2830.27
204925,924,11825,885,944-76,348-0.2950.27
205025,847,77025,807,197-81,146-0.3140.27
205125,766,62425,724,769-83,710-0.3250.26
205225,682,91425,639,389-87,051-0.3400.26
205325,595,86325,551,077-89,571-0.3510.26
205425,506,29225,460,057-92,470-0.3630.26
205525,413,82225,365,629-96,386-0.3800.26
205625,317,43625,267,753-99,366-0.3930.25
205725,218,07025,167,693-100,755-0.4000.25
205825,117,31525,065,631-103,367-0.4120.25
205925,013,94824,961,267-105,362-0.4220.25
206024,908,58624,854,656-107,860-0.4340.25
206124,800,72624,746,465-108,522-0.4390.25
206224,692,20424,637,689-109,031-0.4430.24
206324,583,17324,527,925-110,496-0.4500.24
206424,472,67724,417,143-111,068-0.4550.24
206524,361,60924,305,828-111,562-0.4590.24
206624,250,04724,194,404-111,286-0.4600.24
206724,138,76124,083,169-111,184-0.4620.24
206824,027,57723,972,107-110,940-0.4630.23
206923,916,63723,861,607-110,059-0.4610.23
207023,806,57823,751,608-109,940-0.4630.23
207123,696,63823,641,750-109,775-0.4640.23
207223,586,86323,532,343-109,040-0.4630.23
207323,477,82323,423,544-108,558-0.4630.23
207423,369,26523,314,572-109,385-0.4690.23
207523,259,88023,205,032-109,697-0.4730.22
207623,150,18323,095,429-109,509-0.4740.22
207723,040,67422,985,842-109,663-0.4770.22
207822,931,01122,876,095-109,831-0.4800.22
207922,821,18022,766,130-110,099-0.4840.22
208022,711,08122,656,034-110,095-0.4860.22
208122,600,98622,546,087-109,799-0.4870.22
208222,491,18722,436,040-110,293-0.4920.22
208322,380,89422,326,143-109,503-0.4900.21
208422,271,39122,216,511-109,760-0.4940.21
208522,161,63122,107,246-108,770-0.4920.21
208622,052,86121,998,415-108,892-0.4950.21
208721,943,96921,889,487-108,964-0.4980.21
208821,835,00521,780,217-109,576-0.5030.21
208921,725,42921,670,618-109,622-0.5060.21
209021,615,80721,561,196-109,223-0.5070.21
209121,506,58421,451,653-109,863-0.5120.21
209221,396,72121,341,875-109,692-0.5140.20
209321,287,02921,232,601-108,856-0.5130.20
209421,178,17321,123,775-108,795-0.5150.20
209521,069,37821,015,250-108,257-0.5150.20
209620,961,12120,906,897-108,448-0.5190.20
209720,852,67320,798,643-108,059-0.5200.20
209820,744,61420,690,465-108,297-0.5230.20
209920,636,31720,582,157-108,320-0.5260.20
210020,527,99720,473,590-108,814-0.5310.20

North Korea population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
195011,394,74311,103,379-582,729-5.2490.44
195110,812,01410,557,969-508,089-4.8130.42
195210,303,92510,228,066-151,719-1.4830.39
195310,152,20610,147,600-9,213-0.0910.38
195410,142,99310,206,242126,4971.2390.38
195510,269,49010,360,269181,5581.7520.38
195610,451,04810,552,182202,2681.9170.38
195710,653,31610,802,103297,5752.7550.38
195810,950,89111,106,854311,9272.8090.38
195911,262,81811,391,376257,1152.2570.38
196011,519,93311,655,666271,4662.3290.39
196111,791,39911,916,515250,2322.1000.39
196212,041,63112,180,505277,7482.2800.39
196312,319,37912,475,236311,7132.4990.39
196412,631,09212,787,523312,8632.4470.39
196512,943,95513,105,946323,9822.4720.39
196613,267,93713,444,048352,2222.6200.39
196713,620,15913,821,409402,5002.9120.40
196814,022,65914,216,305387,2922.7240.40
196914,409,95114,605,481391,0602.6780.40
197014,801,01114,996,879391,7362.6120.41
197115,192,74715,381,626377,7572.4560.41
197215,570,50415,768,363395,7182.5100.41
197315,966,22216,128,122323,8012.0080.41
197416,290,02316,437,002293,9591.7880.41
197516,583,98216,723,252278,5401.6660.41
197616,862,52216,987,170249,2961.4680.41
197717,111,81817,231,389239,1421.3880.41
197817,350,96017,472,094242,2691.3870.41
197917,593,22917,719,172251,8861.4220.41
198017,845,11517,973,650257,0711.4300.40
198118,102,18618,235,202266,0331.4590.40
198218,368,21918,502,087267,7351.4470.40
198318,635,95418,771,363270,8181.4430.40
198418,906,77219,045,154276,7641.4530.40
198519,183,53619,325,487283,9021.4690.40
198619,467,43819,613,038291,2001.4850.40
198719,758,63819,903,893290,5101.4600.39
198820,049,14820,197,464296,6311.4690.39
198920,345,77920,494,965298,3731.4560.39
199020,644,15220,799,523310,7431.4940.39
199120,954,89521,115,534321,2771.5220.39
199221,276,17221,439,991327,6381.5280.39
199321,603,81021,773,017338,4131.5540.39
199421,942,22322,105,225326,0031.4750.39
199522,268,22622,385,536234,6211.0480.39
199622,502,84722,614,347223,0010.9860.39
199722,725,84822,827,373203,0500.8900.39
199822,928,89823,023,636189,4760.8230.38
199923,118,37423,204,498172,2470.7420.38
200023,290,62123,367,059152,8770.6540.38
200123,443,49823,512,522138,0480.5870.38
200223,581,54623,638,411113,7290.4810.37
200323,695,27523,781,707172,8630.7270.37
200423,868,13823,948,930161,5840.6750.37
200524,029,72224,100,982142,5200.5910.37
200624,172,24224,235,761127,0380.5240.36
200724,299,28024,356,506114,4520.4700.36
200824,413,73224,469,047110,6300.4520.36
200924,524,36224,581,509114,2940.4650.36
201024,638,65624,686,43595,5590.3870.35
201124,734,21524,783,78999,1490.4000.35
201224,833,36424,887,770108,8120.4370.35
201324,942,17625,001,819119,2860.4770.34
201425,061,46225,126,131129,3380.5150.34
201525,190,80025,258,015134,4300.5320.34
201625,325,23025,389,611128,7620.5070.34
201725,453,99225,516,321124,6590.4890.34
201825,578,65125,638,149118,9970.4640.33
201925,697,64825,755,441115,5850.4490.33
202025,813,23325,867,467108,4680.4190.33
202125,921,70125,971,909100,4160.3870.33