Population of North Korea today

26,198,165
Monday, December 4, 2023

Population of North Korea as of today

The current population of North Korea is 26,198,165 with an annual growth rate of 0.337%. North Korea has a population of 0.326% of the world's population.

Population26,198,165
Growth Rate0.337%
Male12,979,207 (49.542%)
Female13,218,958 (50.458%)
Today Change+ 188
Births today721
Deaths today529
Births in 2023313,283
Deaths in 2023229,801
Change in 2023+ 81,449 (0.312%)

Population chart for North Korea

Population History of North Korea

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202226,022,11794,4600.363%26,116,577
202125,921,701100,3170.387%26,022,018
202025,813,233108,1570.419%25,921,390
201925,697,648115,3820.449%25,813,030
201825,578,651118,6850.464%25,697,336
201725,453,992124,4700.489%25,578,462
201625,325,230128,3990.507%25,453,629
201525,190,800134,0150.532%25,324,815
201425,061,462129,0670.515%25,190,529
201324,942,176118,9740.477%25,061,150

The population of countries near North Korea

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent North Korea
1CN China1,425,519,4115,459.527%
2KR South Korea51,768,078198.35%
3RU Russia144,230,809554.029%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata