North Korea vs Thailand
North Korea vs Thailand: Population
Population in 2023: 26.4 million people in North Korea and 71.7 million people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 45.3 million people, or 2.71 times that in North Korea.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, North Korea ranked 55 and Thailand ranked 20 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts North Korea at 19.5 million people and Thailand at 45.6 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | North Korea | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.4 million | 71.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 26.3 million | 71.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 26.2 million | 71.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 26.1 million | 71.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 26 million | 71.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 25.9 million | 71.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 25.8 million | 71.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 25.7 million | 70.9 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 25.6 million | 70.5 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 25.5 million | 70.2 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 25.3 million | 69.9 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 25.2 million | 69.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 25.1 million | 69 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 25 million | 68.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 24.9 million | 68.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 24.8 million | 67.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 24.7 million | 67.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 24.5 million | 66.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 24.4 million | 66 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 24.3 million | 65.5 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 24.1 million | 64.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 23.9 million | 64.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 23.8 million | 63.7 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 23.7 million | 63 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 23.5 million | 62.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 23.3 million | 61.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 23.1 million | 60.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 22.9 million | 59.9 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 22.7 million | 59.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 22.4 million | 58.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 22.1 million | 57.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 21.8 million | 56.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 21.4 million | 55.6 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 21.1 million | 54.7 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 20.8 million | 53.9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 20.5 million | 53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 20.2 million | 52.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 19.9 million | 51.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 19.6 million | 50.3 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 19.3 million | 49.4 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 19.1 million | 48.4 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 18.8 million | 47.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 18.5 million | 46.6 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 18.2 million | 45.7 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 18 million | 44.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 17.7 million | 43.8 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 17.5 million | 42.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 17.2 million | 41.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 17 million | 40.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 16.7 million | 40 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 16.4 million | 39 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 16 million | 37.9 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 15.6 million | 36.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 15.2 million | 36 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 14.8 million | 35 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 14.4 million | 34 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 14 million | 33 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 13.6 million | 32.1 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 13.2 million | 31.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 12.9 million | 30.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 12.6 million | 29.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 12.3 million | 28.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 12 million | 27.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 11.7 million | 26.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 11.5 million | 26.1 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 11.2 million | 25.4 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 10.9 million | 24.7 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 10.6 million | 24 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 10.4 million | 23.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 10.2 million | 22.7 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 10.2 million | 22.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 10.3 million | 21.5 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 10.6 million | 21 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 11.1 million | 20.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 11 million | 19.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 10.8 million | 19.3 million | – |
| 1947 | 10.6 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1946 | 10.4 million | 18.4 million | – |
| 1945 | 10.3 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 10.1 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1943 | 9.94 million | 17 million | – |
| 1942 | 9.77 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 9.61 million | 16.2 million | – |
| 1940 | 9.46 million | 15.8 million | – |
| 1939 | 9.3 million | 15.4 million | – |
| 1938 | 9.15 million | 15.1 million | – |
| 1937 | 9 million | 14.7 million | – |
| 1936 | 8.85 million | 14.4 million | – |
| 1935 | 8.71 million | 14.1 million | – |
| 1934 | 8.57 million | 13.8 million | – |
| 1933 | 8.43 million | 13.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 8.29 million | 13.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 8.15 million | 12.9 million | – |
| 1930 | 8.02 million | 12.6 million | – |
| 1929 | 7.89 million | 12.3 million | – |
| 1928 | 7.76 million | 12 million | – |
| 1927 | 7.63 million | 11.7 million | – |
| 1926 | 7.51 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1925 | 7.39 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 7.26 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1923 | 7.15 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1922 | 7.03 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1921 | 6.91 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1920 | 6.8 million | 9.98 million | – |
| 1919 | 6.69 million | 9.79 million | – |
| 1918 | 6.58 million | 9.62 million | – |
| 1917 | 6.47 million | 9.46 million | – |
| 1916 | 6.35 million | 9.3 million | – |
| 1915 | 6.23 million | 9.15 million | – |
| 1914 | 6.12 million | 9 million | – |
| 1913 | 6 million | 8.85 million | – |
| 1912 | 5.89 million | 8.7 million | – |
| 1911 | 5.8 million | 8.56 million | – |
| 1910 | 5.72 million | 8.43 million | – |
| 1909 | 5.67 million | 8.31 million | – |
| 1908 | 5.63 million | 8.2 million | – |
| 1907 | 5.6 million | 8.09 million | – |
| 1906 | 5.58 million | 7.99 million | – |
| 1905 | 5.55 million | 7.89 million | – |
| 1904 | 5.53 million | 7.79 million | – |
| 1903 | 5.5 million | 7.69 million | – |
| 1902 | 5.48 million | 7.59 million | – |
| 1901 | 5.46 million | 7.5 million | – |
| 1900 | 5.43 million | 7.41 million | – |
| 1899 | 5.41 million | 7.33 million | – |
| 1898 | 5.39 million | 7.26 million | – |
| 1897 | 5.36 million | 7.19 million | – |
| 1896 | 5.34 million | 7.12 million | – |
| 1895 | 5.31 million | 7.05 million | – |
| 1894 | 5.29 million | 6.99 million | – |
| 1893 | 5.27 million | 6.92 million | – |
| 1892 | 5.24 million | 6.86 million | – |
| 1891 | 5.22 million | 6.79 million | – |
| 1890 | 5.2 million | 6.73 million | – |
| 1889 | 5.17 million | 6.68 million | – |
| 1888 | 5.15 million | 6.63 million | – |
| 1887 | 5.13 million | 6.58 million | – |
| 1886 | 5.11 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1885 | 5.08 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1884 | 5.06 million | 6.43 million | – |
| 1883 | 5.04 million | 6.39 million | – |
| 1882 | 5.02 million | 6.34 million | – |
| 1881 | 4.99 million | 6.29 million | – |
| 1880 | 4.97 million | 6.25 million | – |
| 1879 | 4.95 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1878 | 4.93 million | 6.15 million | – |
| 1877 | 4.9 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1876 | 4.88 million | 6.06 million | – |
| 1875 | 4.86 million | 6.02 million | – |
| 1874 | 4.84 million | 5.97 million | – |
| 1873 | 4.82 million | 5.93 million | – |
| 1872 | 4.79 million | 5.89 million | – |
| 1871 | 4.77 million | 5.85 million | – |
| 1870 | 4.75 million | 5.81 million | – |
| 1869 | 4.74 million | 5.77 million | – |
| 1868 | 4.72 million | 5.74 million | – |
| 1867 | 4.7 million | 5.71 million | – |
| 1866 | 4.69 million | 5.68 million | – |
| 1865 | 4.67 million | 5.65 million | – |
| 1864 | 4.66 million | 5.62 million | – |
| 1863 | 4.64 million | 5.59 million | – |
| 1862 | 4.63 million | 5.56 million | – |
| 1861 | 4.61 million | 5.54 million | – |
| 1860 | 4.6 million | 5.51 million | – |
| 1859 | 4.58 million | 5.48 million | – |
| 1858 | 4.57 million | 5.45 million | – |
| 1857 | 4.55 million | 5.42 million | – |
| 1856 | 4.54 million | 5.4 million | – |
| 1855 | 4.52 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1854 | 4.5 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1853 | 4.49 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1852 | 4.47 million | 5.28 million | – |
| 1851 | 4.46 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1850 | 4.44 million | 5.23 million | – |
| 1849 | 4.44 million | 5.21 million | – |
| 1848 | 4.44 million | 5.19 million | – |
| 1847 | 4.43 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1846 | 4.43 million | 5.15 million | – |
| 1845 | 4.43 million | 5.13 million | – |
| 1844 | 4.42 million | 5.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 4.42 million | 5.09 million | – |
| 1842 | 4.42 million | 5.07 million | – |
| 1841 | 4.41 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1840 | 4.41 million | 5.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 4.41 million | 5.02 million | – |
| 1838 | 4.4 million | 5 million | – |
| 1837 | 4.4 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1836 | 4.4 million | 4.96 million | – |
| 1835 | 4.39 million | 4.94 million | – |
| 1834 | 4.39 million | 4.92 million | – |
| 1833 | 4.39 million | 4.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 4.38 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1831 | 4.38 million | 4.87 million | – |
| 1830 | 4.38 million | 4.85 million | – |
| 1829 | 4.37 million | 4.83 million | – |
| 1828 | 4.37 million | 4.81 million | – |
| 1827 | 4.37 million | 4.79 million | – |
| 1826 | 4.37 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1825 | 4.36 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1824 | 4.36 million | 4.74 million | – |
| 1823 | 4.36 million | 4.72 million | – |
| 1822 | 4.35 million | 4.7 million | – |
| 1821 | 4.35 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1820 | 4.35 million | 4.62 million | – |
| 1819 | 4.35 million | 4.55 million | – |
| 1818 | 4.35 million | 4.47 million | – |
| 1817 | 4.35 million | 4.37 million | – |
| 1816 | 4.35 million | 4.27 million | – |
| 1815 | 4.35 million | 4.18 million | – |
| 1814 | 4.35 million | 4.09 million | – |
| 1813 | 4.35 million | 4 million | – |
| 1812 | 4.35 million | 3.91 million | – |
| 1811 | 4.35 million | 3.83 million | – |
| 1810 | 4.35 million | 3.74 million | – |
| 1809 | 4.35 million | 3.66 million | – |
| 1808 | 4.35 million | 3.58 million | – |
| 1807 | 4.35 million | 3.5 million | – |
| 1806 | 4.35 million | 3.43 million | – |
| 1805 | 4.35 million | 3.35 million | – |
| 1804 | 4.35 million | 3.28 million | – |
| 1803 | 4.35 million | 3.21 million | – |
| 1802 | 4.35 million | 3.14 million | – |
| 1801 | 4.35 million | 3.07 million | – |
| 1800 | 4.35 million | 3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | North Korea | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.5 million26.4 million–26.6 million | 71.7 million71.6 million–71.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 26.6 million26.4 million–26.8 million | 71.6 million71.4 million–71.9 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 26.6 million26.4 million–26.9 million | 71.6 million71.2 million–72 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 26.7 million26.3 million–27.1 million | 71.5 million70.9 million–72.1 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 26.7 million26.2 million–27.3 million | 71.4 million70.7 million–72.2 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 26.8 million26.1 million–27.4 million | 71.3 million70.3 million–72.3 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 26.8 million26 million–27.6 million | 71.2 million70 million–72.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 26.8 million25.9 million–27.7 million | 71.1 million69.6 million–72.6 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 26.8 million25.8 million–27.8 million | 71 million69.2 million–72.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 26.8 million25.7 million–27.9 million | 70.9 million68.8 million–72.8 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 26.8 million25.6 million–28 million | 70.7 million68.4 million–72.9 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 26.8 million25.5 million–28.1 million | 70.5 million68 million–72.9 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 26.7 million25.3 million–28.2 million | 70.4 million67.5 million–73 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 26.7 million25.2 million–28.2 million | 70.2 million67 million–73.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 26.7 million25 million–28.3 million | 70 million66.6 million–73.2 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 26.6 million24.8 million–28.4 million | 69.8 million66 million–73.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 26.5 million24.7 million–28.4 million | 69.5 million65.5 million–73.3 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 26.5 million24.5 million–28.5 million | 69.3 million64.9 million–73.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 26.4 million24.3 million–28.5 million | 69 million64.4 million–73.3 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 26.4 million24.1 million–28.6 million | 68.8 million63.8 million–73.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 26.3 million24 million–28.6 million | 68.5 million63.2 million–73.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 26.2 million23.8 million–28.7 million | 68.2 million62.5 million–73.4 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 26.1 million23.6 million–28.7 million | 67.8 million61.9 million–73.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 26.1 million23.4 million–28.7 million | 67.5 million61.3 million–73.2 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 26 million23.2 million–28.7 million | 67.1 million60.5 million–73.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 25.9 million23 million–28.7 million | 66.8 million59.8 million–73 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 25.8 million22.8 million–28.8 million | 66.4 million59.1 million–72.8 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 25.7 million22.6 million–28.8 million | 66 million58.4 million–72.7 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 25.6 million22.4 million–28.9 million | 65.6 million57.8 million–72.6 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 25.5 million22.2 million–28.9 million | 65.2 million57 million–72.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 25.4 million22 million–29 million | 64.7 million56.2 million–72.4 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 25.3 million21.7 million–29 million | 64.3 million55.3 million–72.3 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 25.2 million21.5 million–29.1 million | 63.8 million54.5 million–72.2 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 25.1 million21.3 million–29.1 million | 63.4 million53.7 million–72 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 24.9 million21 million–29.2 million | 62.9 million53 million–71.9 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 24.8 million20.7 million–29.2 million | 62.4 million52.3 million–71.8 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 24.7 million20.5 million–29.3 million | 62 million51.6 million–71.6 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 24.6 million20.2 million–29.3 million | 61.5 million51 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 24.4 million19.9 million–29.4 million | 61.1 million50.2 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 24.3 million19.7 million–29.4 million | 60.6 million49.4 million–71.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 24.2 million19.4 million–29.5 million | 60.1 million48.7 million–71.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 24.1 million19.1 million–29.5 million | 59.7 million47.9 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 23.9 million18.9 million–29.6 million | 59.2 million47.2 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 23.8 million18.6 million–29.6 million | 58.8 million46.5 million–70.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 23.7 million18.4 million–29.6 million | 58.3 million45.8 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 23.5 million18.1 million–29.7 million | 57.9 million45.1 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 23.4 million17.9 million–29.7 million | 57.4 million44.3 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 23.3 million17.6 million–29.8 million | 57 million43.4 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 23.1 million17.4 million–29.8 million | 56.5 million42.6 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 23 million17.1 million–29.9 million | 56.1 million41.9 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 22.9 million16.9 million–30.1 million | 55.7 million41.2 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 22.8 million16.6 million–30.1 million | 55.3 million40.4 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 22.6 million16.4 million–30.2 million | 54.8 million39.6 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 22.5 million16.1 million–30.3 million | 54.4 million38.8 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 22.4 million15.9 million–30.4 million | 54 million37.9 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 22.3 million15.7 million–30.4 million | 53.6 million37.1 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 22.1 million15.4 million–30.5 million | 53.2 million36.3 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 22 million15.1 million–30.6 million | 52.8 million35.6 million–70.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 21.9 million14.9 million–30.5 million | 52.4 million34.8 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 21.7 million14.6 million–30.5 million | 52 million34.2 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 21.6 million14.3 million–30.6 million | 51.5 million33.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 21.5 million14.1 million–30.6 million | 51.1 million33 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 21.4 million13.8 million–30.7 million | 50.8 million32.3 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 21.2 million13.5 million–30.8 million | 50.4 million31.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 21.1 million13.3 million–30.9 million | 50 million31.1 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 21 million13 million–30.9 million | 49.6 million30.3 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 20.8 million12.7 million–31 million | 49.2 million29.6 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 20.7 million12.5 million–31.1 million | 48.8 million29 million–70.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 20.6 million12.3 million–31.2 million | 48.4 million28.2 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 20.4 million12.1 million–31.4 million | 48.1 million27.6 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 20.3 million11.8 million–31.5 million | 47.7 million26.9 million–70.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 20.2 million11.6 million–31.5 million | 47.3 million26.3 million–70.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 20 million11.4 million–31.6 million | 47 million25.8 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 19.9 million11.2 million–31.6 million | 46.6 million25.3 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 19.8 million10.9 million–31.6 million | 46.3 million24.8 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 19.6 million10.7 million–31.6 million | 45.9 million24.3 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 19.5 million10.5 million–31.6 million | 45.6 million23.7 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
North Korea vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Korea: 73.6 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNorth Korea: 3.09% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorth Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthNorth Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Korea: 64.2% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Korea: 36.1 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Korea: 12% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorth Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personNorth Korea: $62 in 2018Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorth Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorth Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024