Population of North Korea today

26,259,720
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Population of North Korea as of today

The current population of North Korea is 26,259,720 with an annual growth rate of 0.302%. North Korea has a population of 0.324% of the world's population.

Population26,259,720
Growth Rate0.302%
Male13,018,903 (49.577%)
Female13,240,817 (50.423%)
Today Change+ 88
Births today370
Deaths today280
Births in 2024231,253
Deaths in 2024174,954
Change in 2024+ 54,793 (0.209%)

Population chart for North Korea

Population History of North Korea

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202326,116,71688,0130.337%26,204,729
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

The population of countries near North Korea

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent North Korea
1CN China1,425,059,1535,439.792%
2KR South Korea51,732,909197.541%
3RU Russia143,865,150550.258%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata