Australia vs North Korea

Australia vs North Korea: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.99% a year in Australia and 0.32% a year in North Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.67 percentage points, or 3.09 times that in North Korea.

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% a year · UN

Australia vs North Korea: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.99% a year in Australia and 0.32% a year in North Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.67 percentage points, or 3.09 times that in North Korea.
AustraliaNorth KoreaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 1995, when it overtook North Korea.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 108 and North Korea ranked 156 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 0.5% a year and North Korea at -0.66% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearAustraliaNorth KoreaWorld
20230.990.320.87
20220.920.360.88
20210.960.370.8
20200.680.360.9
20191.360.41.03
20181.510.421.07
20171.610.451.13
20161.660.471.17
20151.50.491.18
20141.460.491.22
20131.610.471.23
20121.720.461.27
20111.570.451.26
20101.470.441.27
20091.80.441.28
20082.020.481.28
20071.910.481.28
20061.590.521.28
20051.30.531.27
20041.160.631.28
20031.120.731.29
20021.150.491.3
20011.210.591.33
20001.210.671.35
19991.130.761.35
19981.090.831.37
19971.030.91.39
19961.140.971.42
19951.171.021.45
19941.031.431.47
19930.931.451.52
19921.041.491.57
19911.211.51.63
19901.431.481.76
19891.61.461.78
19881.691.461.79
19871.611.471.84
19861.511.471.83
19851.421.471.8
19841.311.461.8
19831.341.461.78
19821.571.471.86
19811.661.481.82
19801.411.41.8
19791.161.41.79
19781.131.371.74
19771.161.391.75
19761.061.481.78
19751.131.71.8
19741.41.841.88
19731.552.071.94
19721.642.581.97
19713.042.531.97
19703.192.682.06
19692.062.742.06
19681.932.782.09
19671.752.972
19661.982.682.04
19652.122.542.09
19641.962.512.16
19631.942.562.28
19621.872.342.11
19612.032.151.67
19602.22.371.58
19592.152.291.73
19582.122.832
19572.172.782.07
19562.331.951.98
19552.391.82.01
19542.131.311.99
19531.98-0.031.9
19522.27-1.461.94
19512.71-4.821.75
19503.13-51.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaNorth KoreaWorld
20240.990.49–1.50.29-0.13–0.750.86
20250.960.27–1.620.25-0.18–0.720.84
20260.910.16–1.620.22-0.23–0.670.83
20270.90.04–1.70.18-0.28–0.640.81
20280.88-0.04–1.650.14-0.32–0.60.8
20290.83-0.13–1.710.1-0.37–0.560.78
20300.82-0.18–1.70.07-0.41–0.540.76
20310.8-0.25–1.690.03-0.45–0.50.75
20320.77-0.29–1.73-0.01-0.48–0.450.73
20330.76-0.36–1.67-0.04-0.5–0.410.72
20340.74-0.38–1.7-0.07-0.56–0.390.7
20350.74-0.46–1.69-0.1-0.58–0.370.69
20360.74-0.45–1.72-0.13-0.64–0.340.67
20370.7-0.43–1.67-0.15-0.66–0.320.65
20380.71-0.5–1.66-0.18-0.67–0.310.64
20390.69-0.63–1.62-0.2-0.72–0.30.62
20400.7-0.61–1.7-0.21-0.74–0.260.61
20410.7-0.6–1.68-0.23-0.74–0.280.59
20420.71-0.62–1.7-0.24-0.77–0.260.57
20430.69-0.6–1.73-0.26-0.79–0.260.56
20440.68-0.67–1.72-0.27-0.83–0.240.54
20450.69-0.63–1.74-0.29-0.86–0.220.52
20460.7-0.7–1.72-0.3-0.88–0.230.5
20470.66-0.78–1.67-0.32-0.9–0.230.48
20480.69-0.77–1.77-0.33-0.93–0.220.46
20490.65-0.79–1.73-0.35-0.98–0.220.44
20500.65-0.81–1.78-0.36-1.02–0.240.42
20510.64-0.82–1.73-0.38-1.07–0.250.4
20520.62-0.91–1.68-0.39-1.12–0.250.38
20530.62-1–1.66-0.41-1.17–0.260.36
20540.62-0.93–1.72-0.42-1.18–0.250.34
20550.62-0.94–1.74-0.44-1.21–0.290.33
20560.6-0.94–1.75-0.46-1.25–0.260.31
20570.6-0.95–1.73-0.47-1.29–0.260.3
20580.62-0.89–1.75-0.48-1.33–0.230.28
20590.58-1.04–1.66-0.49-1.34–0.240.27
20600.58-1.02–1.72-0.5-1.38–0.220.25
20610.59-1.08–1.67-0.51-1.39–0.240.24
20620.59-1.08–1.68-0.52-1.45–0.210.23
20630.59-1.15–1.7-0.53-1.42–0.220.22
20640.56-1.16–1.69-0.53-1.44–0.210.21
20650.57-1.24–1.68-0.54-1.49–0.180.2
20660.59-1.32–1.71-0.54-1.46–0.180.19
20670.59-1.31–1.78-0.55-1.49–0.190.18
20680.59-1.29–1.74-0.55-1.49–0.180.17
20690.59-1.26–1.76-0.55-1.51–0.20.16
20700.57-1.37–1.71-0.55-1.53–0.220.15
20710.55-1.29–1.75-0.55-1.53–0.230.14
20720.55-1.4–1.75-0.55-1.55–0.230.13
20730.55-1.48–1.68-0.55-1.57–0.280.12
20740.56-1.46–1.68-0.56-1.57–0.270.1
20750.55-1.52–1.74-0.56-1.61–0.270.09
20760.54-1.51–1.72-0.56-1.62–0.290.08
20770.55-1.5–1.75-0.56-1.63–0.290.07
20780.55-1.54–1.64-0.57-1.67–0.30.06
20790.54-1.56–1.66-0.57-1.71–0.310.05
20800.54-1.78–1.64-0.58-1.76–0.320.04
20810.56-1.82–1.73-0.58-1.8–0.340.03
20820.54-1.79–1.69-0.59-1.79–0.360.02
20830.55-1.76–1.72-0.59-1.83–0.380.01
20840.52-1.92–1.76-0.6-1.83–0.38-0
20850.52-1.79–1.71-0.61-1.86–0.39-0.01
20860.54-1.75–1.74-0.61-1.89–0.37-0.02
20870.55-1.85–1.78-0.62-1.89–0.39-0.03
20880.58-1.83–1.81-0.62-1.94–0.35-0.04
20890.56-1.92–1.8-0.63-1.98–0.36-0.05
20900.57-1.95–1.8-0.64-2–0.37-0.05
20910.57-2–1.84-0.64-2.06–0.36-0.06
20920.56-1.91–1.77-0.65-2.07–0.37-0.07
20930.55-1.97–1.84-0.65-2.11–0.38-0.07
20940.52-2.02–1.75-0.65-2.17–0.37-0.08
20950.53-1.95–1.67-0.65-2.22–0.36-0.09
20960.55-2–1.76-0.65-2.19–0.36-0.1
20970.56-1.92–1.75-0.65-2.25–0.38-0.11
20980.52-1.99–1.8-0.65-2.22–0.39-0.11
20990.51-2.16–1.74-0.66-2.26–0.42-0.12
21000.5-2.22–1.75-0.66-2.31–0.39-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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