Population of North Korea today

26,541,698
Friday, January 24, 2025

Population of North Korea as of today

The current population of North Korea is 26,541,698 with an annual growth rate of 0.254%. North Korea has a population of 0.324% of the world's population.

Population26,541,698
Growth Rate0.254%
Male13,140,015 (49.507%)
Female13,401,683 (50.493%)
Today Change+ 119
Births today590
Deaths today466
Births in 202521,692
Deaths in 202517,145
Change in 2025+ 4,366 (0.016%)

Population chart for North Korea

Population History of North Korea

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202426,460,31477,0000.291%26,537,314
202326,376,09484,1400.319%26,460,234
202226,281,59694,3510.359%26,375,947
202126,183,47197,9260.374%26,281,397
202026,089,15394,1820.361%26,183,335
201925,986,112102,9050.396%26,089,017
201825,876,183109,7150.424%25,985,898
201725,759,234116,6890.453%25,875,923
201625,637,419121,5210.474%25,758,940
201525,513,281123,7390.485%25,637,020

The population of countries near North Korea

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent North Korea
1CN China1,417,521,5005,342.412%
2KR South Korea51,693,210194.809%
3RU Russia144,378,382544.272%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata