North Korea vs Russia

North Korea vs Russia: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.32% a year in North Korea and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in North Korea, by 0.64 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

North Korea vs Russia: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.32% a year in North Korea and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in North Korea, by 0.64 percentage points.
North KoreaRussiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • North Korea has been higher since 1955, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2023, North Korea ranked 156 and Russia ranked 195 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts North Korea at -0.66% a year and Russia at -0.08% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearNorth KoreaRussiaWorld
20230.32-0.320.87
20220.360.130.88
20210.37-0.480.8
20200.36-0.250.9
20190.40.031.03
20180.420.111.07
20170.450.221.13
20160.470.341.17
20150.490.311.18
20140.490.221.22
20130.470.231.23
20120.460.211.27
20110.450.141.26
20100.440.021.27
20090.440.081.28
20080.4801.28
20070.48-0.071.28
20060.52-0.271.28
20050.53-0.421.27
20040.63-0.391.28
20030.73-0.461.29
20020.490.261.3
20010.59-0.51.33
20000.67-0.321.35
19990.76-0.391.35
19980.83-0.141.37
19970.9-0.161.39
19960.97-0.161.42
19951.02-0.121.45
19941.430.251.47
19931.45-0.161.52
19921.49-0.891.57
19911.50.181.63
19901.480.451.76
19891.460.491.78
19881.460.761.79
19871.470.91.84
19861.470.941.83
19851.470.781.8
19841.460.771.8
19831.460.831.78
19821.470.711.86
19811.480.571.82
19801.40.551.8
19791.40.551.79
19781.370.671.74
19771.390.71.75
19761.480.721.78
19751.70.691.8
19741.840.621.88
19732.070.561.94
19722.580.581.97
19712.530.551.97
19702.680.42.06
19692.740.532.06
19682.780.552.09
19672.970.582
19662.680.692.04
19652.540.732.09
19642.510.872.16
19632.561.022.28
19622.341.142.11
19612.151.331.67
19602.371.441.58
19592.291.311.73
19582.831.592
19572.781.622.07
19561.951.581.98
19551.81.542.01
19541.311.541.99
1953-0.031.431.9
1952-1.461.421.94
1951-4.821.391.75
1950-51.41.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNorth KoreaRussiaWorld
20240.29-0.13–0.75-0.53-1.02–0.190.86
20250.25-0.18–0.72-0.61-1.13–0.240.84
20260.22-0.23–0.67-0.23-0.77–0.260.83
20270.18-0.28–0.64-0.26-0.78–0.250.81
20280.14-0.32–0.6-0.27-0.79–0.270.8
20290.1-0.37–0.56-0.28-0.84–0.310.78
20300.07-0.41–0.54-0.28-0.84–0.260.76
20310.03-0.45–0.5-0.3-0.9–0.270.75
2032-0.01-0.48–0.45-0.29-0.86–0.310.73
2033-0.04-0.5–0.41-0.28-0.85–0.310.72
2034-0.07-0.56–0.39-0.27-0.86–0.320.7
2035-0.1-0.58–0.37-0.26-0.85–0.310.69
2036-0.13-0.64–0.34-0.25-0.87–0.360.67
2037-0.15-0.66–0.32-0.25-0.88–0.410.65
2038-0.18-0.67–0.31-0.23-0.86–0.410.64
2039-0.2-0.72–0.3-0.22-0.88–0.420.62
2040-0.21-0.74–0.26-0.19-0.87–0.450.61
2041-0.23-0.74–0.28-0.18-0.85–0.450.59
2042-0.24-0.77–0.26-0.16-0.84–0.470.57
2043-0.26-0.79–0.26-0.16-0.83–0.510.56
2044-0.27-0.83–0.24-0.15-0.78–0.50.54
2045-0.29-0.86–0.22-0.14-0.8–0.50.52
2046-0.3-0.88–0.23-0.13-0.82–0.550.5
2047-0.32-0.9–0.23-0.14-0.79–0.50.48
2048-0.33-0.93–0.22-0.15-0.83–0.490.46
2049-0.35-0.98–0.22-0.17-0.86–0.520.44
2050-0.36-1.02–0.24-0.18-0.9–0.430.42
2051-0.38-1.07–0.25-0.2-0.88–0.430.4
2052-0.39-1.12–0.25-0.2-0.92–0.430.38
2053-0.41-1.17–0.26-0.24-0.99–0.40.36
2054-0.42-1.18–0.25-0.24-0.95–0.420.34
2055-0.44-1.21–0.29-0.26-0.98–0.390.33
2056-0.46-1.25–0.26-0.26-1.03–0.350.31
2057-0.47-1.29–0.26-0.26-0.99–0.420.3
2058-0.48-1.33–0.23-0.28-1.02–0.390.28
2059-0.49-1.34–0.24-0.27-0.98–0.40.27
2060-0.5-1.38–0.22-0.25-0.99–0.430.25
2061-0.51-1.39–0.24-0.27-1.02–0.40.24
2062-0.52-1.45–0.21-0.25-1.01–0.430.23
2063-0.53-1.42–0.22-0.27-1.05–0.410.22
2064-0.53-1.44–0.21-0.26-1.04–0.440.21
2065-0.54-1.49–0.18-0.25-1–0.420.2
2066-0.54-1.46–0.18-0.24-1.04–0.460.19
2067-0.55-1.49–0.19-0.22-1.02–0.50.18
2068-0.55-1.49–0.18-0.22-1.08–0.480.17
2069-0.55-1.51–0.2-0.22-1.03–0.520.16
2070-0.55-1.53–0.22-0.21-1.04–0.530.15
2071-0.55-1.53–0.23-0.22-0.99–0.540.14
2072-0.55-1.55–0.23-0.18-1.03–0.540.13
2073-0.55-1.57–0.28-0.17-0.99–0.570.12
2074-0.56-1.57–0.27-0.16-0.97–0.590.1
2075-0.56-1.61–0.27-0.14-1–0.590.09
2076-0.56-1.62–0.29-0.12-1–0.630.08
2077-0.56-1.63–0.29-0.12-1.02–0.590.07
2078-0.57-1.67–0.3-0.11-0.96–0.660.06
2079-0.57-1.71–0.31-0.1-0.95–0.650.05
2080-0.58-1.76–0.32-0.08-0.91–0.710.04
2081-0.58-1.8–0.34-0.07-0.95–0.680.03
2082-0.59-1.79–0.36-0.07-0.95–0.720.02
2083-0.59-1.83–0.38-0.06-0.93–0.660.01
2084-0.6-1.83–0.38-0.06-0.94–0.68-0
2085-0.61-1.86–0.39-0.06-0.95–0.69-0.01
2086-0.61-1.89–0.37-0.05-0.95–0.73-0.02
2087-0.62-1.89–0.39-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.03
2088-0.62-1.94–0.35-0.04-1–0.73-0.04
2089-0.63-1.98–0.36-0.04-0.97–0.73-0.05
2090-0.64-2–0.37-0.04-0.96–0.72-0.05
2091-0.64-2.06–0.36-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.06
2092-0.65-2.07–0.37-0.06-0.91–0.72-0.07
2093-0.65-2.11–0.38-0.04-0.94–0.75-0.07
2094-0.65-2.17–0.37-0.04-0.99–0.76-0.08
2095-0.65-2.22–0.36-0.05-1.02–0.76-0.09
2096-0.65-2.19–0.36-0.07-1.02–0.77-0.1
2097-0.65-2.25–0.38-0.06-1.06–0.73-0.11
2098-0.65-2.22–0.39-0.08-1.04–0.68-0.11
2099-0.66-2.26–0.42-0.08-1.06–0.69-0.12
2100-0.66-2.31–0.39-0.08-1.06–0.7-0.13

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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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