North Korea
Population in North Korea
Population in North Korea: 11.1 million people in 1950 and 26.4 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 26.4 million people
- Since 1950
- +15.3 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 55 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 19.5 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 19.5 million people in 2100, between 10.5 million people and 31.6 million people (95% prediction interval).
- The highest was 26.4 million people in 2023, the lowest 10.2 million people in 1953.
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 4.35 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.4 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 26.3 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 26.2 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 26.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 26 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 25.9 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 25.8 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 25.7 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 25.6 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 25.5 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 25.3 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 25.2 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 25.1 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 25 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 24.9 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 24.8 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 24.7 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 24.5 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 24.4 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 24.3 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 24.1 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 23.9 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 23.8 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 23.7 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 23.5 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 23.3 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 23.1 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 22.9 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 22.7 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 22.4 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 22.1 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 21.8 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 21.4 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 21.1 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 20.8 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 20.5 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 20.2 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 19.9 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 19.6 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 19.3 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 19.1 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 18.8 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 18.5 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 18.2 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 18 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 17.7 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 17.5 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 17.2 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 17 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 16.7 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 16.4 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 16 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 15.6 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 15.2 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 14.8 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 14.4 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 14 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 13.6 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 13.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 12.9 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 12.6 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 12.3 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 12 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 11.7 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 11.5 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 11.2 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 10.9 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 10.6 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 10.4 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 10.2 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 10.2 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 10.3 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 10.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 11.1 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 11 million | – |
| 1948 | 10.8 million | – |
| 1947 | 10.6 million | – |
| 1946 | 10.4 million | – |
| 1945 | 10.3 million | – |
| 1944 | 10.1 million | – |
| 1943 | 9.94 million | – |
| 1942 | 9.77 million | – |
| 1941 | 9.61 million | – |
| 1940 | 9.46 million | – |
| 1939 | 9.3 million | – |
| 1938 | 9.15 million | – |
| 1937 | 9 million | – |
| 1936 | 8.85 million | – |
| 1935 | 8.71 million | – |
| 1934 | 8.57 million | – |
| 1933 | 8.43 million | – |
| 1932 | 8.29 million | – |
| 1931 | 8.15 million | – |
| 1930 | 8.02 million | – |
| 1929 | 7.89 million | – |
| 1928 | 7.76 million | – |
| 1927 | 7.63 million | – |
| 1926 | 7.51 million | – |
| 1925 | 7.39 million | – |
| 1924 | 7.26 million | – |
| 1923 | 7.15 million | – |
| 1922 | 7.03 million | – |
| 1921 | 6.91 million | – |
| 1920 | 6.8 million | – |
| 1919 | 6.69 million | – |
| 1918 | 6.58 million | – |
| 1917 | 6.47 million | – |
| 1916 | 6.35 million | – |
| 1915 | 6.23 million | – |
| 1914 | 6.12 million | – |
| 1913 | 6 million | – |
| 1912 | 5.89 million | – |
| 1911 | 5.8 million | – |
| 1910 | 5.72 million | – |
| 1909 | 5.67 million | – |
| 1908 | 5.63 million | – |
| 1907 | 5.6 million | – |
| 1906 | 5.58 million | – |
| 1905 | 5.55 million | – |
| 1904 | 5.53 million | – |
| 1903 | 5.5 million | – |
| 1902 | 5.48 million | – |
| 1901 | 5.46 million | – |
| 1900 | 5.43 million | – |
| 1899 | 5.41 million | – |
| 1898 | 5.39 million | – |
| 1897 | 5.36 million | – |
| 1896 | 5.34 million | – |
| 1895 | 5.31 million | – |
| 1894 | 5.29 million | – |
| 1893 | 5.27 million | – |
| 1892 | 5.24 million | – |
| 1891 | 5.22 million | – |
| 1890 | 5.2 million | – |
| 1889 | 5.17 million | – |
| 1888 | 5.15 million | – |
| 1887 | 5.13 million | – |
| 1886 | 5.11 million | – |
| 1885 | 5.08 million | – |
| 1884 | 5.06 million | – |
| 1883 | 5.04 million | – |
| 1882 | 5.02 million | – |
| 1881 | 4.99 million | – |
| 1880 | 4.97 million | – |
| 1879 | 4.95 million | – |
| 1878 | 4.93 million | – |
| 1877 | 4.9 million | – |
| 1876 | 4.88 million | – |
| 1875 | 4.86 million | – |
| 1874 | 4.84 million | – |
| 1873 | 4.82 million | – |
| 1872 | 4.79 million | – |
| 1871 | 4.77 million | – |
| 1870 | 4.75 million | – |
| 1869 | 4.74 million | – |
| 1868 | 4.72 million | – |
| 1867 | 4.7 million | – |
| 1866 | 4.69 million | – |
| 1865 | 4.67 million | – |
| 1864 | 4.66 million | – |
| 1863 | 4.64 million | – |
| 1862 | 4.63 million | – |
| 1861 | 4.61 million | – |
| 1860 | 4.6 million | – |
| 1859 | 4.58 million | – |
| 1858 | 4.57 million | – |
| 1857 | 4.55 million | – |
| 1856 | 4.54 million | – |
| 1855 | 4.52 million | – |
| 1854 | 4.5 million | – |
| 1853 | 4.49 million | – |
| 1852 | 4.47 million | – |
| 1851 | 4.46 million | – |
| 1850 | 4.44 million | – |
| 1849 | 4.44 million | – |
| 1848 | 4.44 million | – |
| 1847 | 4.43 million | – |
| 1846 | 4.43 million | – |
| 1845 | 4.43 million | – |
| 1844 | 4.42 million | – |
| 1843 | 4.42 million | – |
| 1842 | 4.42 million | – |
| 1841 | 4.41 million | – |
| 1840 | 4.41 million | – |
| 1839 | 4.41 million | – |
| 1838 | 4.4 million | – |
| 1837 | 4.4 million | – |
| 1836 | 4.4 million | – |
| 1835 | 4.39 million | – |
| 1834 | 4.39 million | – |
| 1833 | 4.39 million | – |
| 1832 | 4.38 million | – |
| 1831 | 4.38 million | – |
| 1830 | 4.38 million | – |
| 1829 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1828 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1827 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1826 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1825 | 4.36 million | – |
| 1824 | 4.36 million | – |
| 1823 | 4.36 million | – |
| 1822 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1821 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1820 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1819 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1818 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1817 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1816 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1815 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1814 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1813 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1812 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1811 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1810 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1809 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1808 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1807 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1806 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1805 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1804 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1803 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1802 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1801 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1800 | 4.35 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.5 million26.4 million–26.6 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 26.6 million26.4 million–26.8 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 26.6 million26.4 million–26.9 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 26.7 million26.3 million–27.1 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 26.7 million26.2 million–27.3 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 26.8 million26.1 million–27.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 26.8 million26 million–27.6 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 26.8 million25.9 million–27.7 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 26.8 million25.8 million–27.8 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 26.8 million25.7 million–27.9 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 26.8 million25.6 million–28 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 26.8 million25.5 million–28.1 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 26.7 million25.3 million–28.2 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 26.7 million25.2 million–28.2 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 26.7 million25 million–28.3 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 26.6 million24.8 million–28.4 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 26.5 million24.7 million–28.4 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 26.5 million24.5 million–28.5 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 26.4 million24.3 million–28.5 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 26.4 million24.1 million–28.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 26.3 million24 million–28.6 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 26.2 million23.8 million–28.7 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 26.1 million23.6 million–28.7 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 26.1 million23.4 million–28.7 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 26 million23.2 million–28.7 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 25.9 million23 million–28.7 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 25.8 million22.8 million–28.8 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 25.7 million22.6 million–28.8 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 25.6 million22.4 million–28.9 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 25.5 million22.2 million–28.9 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 25.4 million22 million–29 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 25.3 million21.7 million–29 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 25.2 million21.5 million–29.1 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 25.1 million21.3 million–29.1 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 24.9 million21 million–29.2 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 24.8 million20.7 million–29.2 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 24.7 million20.5 million–29.3 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 24.6 million20.2 million–29.3 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 24.4 million19.9 million–29.4 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 24.3 million19.7 million–29.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 24.2 million19.4 million–29.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 24.1 million19.1 million–29.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 23.9 million18.9 million–29.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 23.8 million18.6 million–29.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 23.7 million18.4 million–29.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 23.5 million18.1 million–29.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 23.4 million17.9 million–29.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 23.3 million17.6 million–29.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 23.1 million17.4 million–29.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 23 million17.1 million–29.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 22.9 million16.9 million–30.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 22.8 million16.6 million–30.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 22.6 million16.4 million–30.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 22.5 million16.1 million–30.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 22.4 million15.9 million–30.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 22.3 million15.7 million–30.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 22.1 million15.4 million–30.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 22 million15.1 million–30.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 21.9 million14.9 million–30.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 21.7 million14.6 million–30.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 21.6 million14.3 million–30.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 21.5 million14.1 million–30.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 21.4 million13.8 million–30.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 21.2 million13.5 million–30.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 21.1 million13.3 million–30.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 21 million13 million–30.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 20.8 million12.7 million–31 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 20.7 million12.5 million–31.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 20.6 million12.3 million–31.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 20.4 million12.1 million–31.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 20.3 million11.8 million–31.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 20.2 million11.6 million–31.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 20 million11.4 million–31.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 19.9 million11.2 million–31.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 19.8 million10.9 million–31.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 19.6 million10.7 million–31.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 19.5 million10.5 million–31.6 million | 10.2 billion |
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.
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