Population of North Korea today

26,234,314
Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Population of North Korea as of today

The current population of North Korea is 26,234,314 with an annual growth rate of 0.302%. North Korea has a population of 0.324% of the world's population.

Population26,234,314
Growth Rate0.302%
Male13,006,307 (49.577%)
Female13,228,007 (50.423%)
Today Change+ 196
Births today828
Deaths today626
Births in 2024124,026
Deaths in 202493,832
Change in 2024+ 29,387 (0.112%)

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 China1,425,260,5115,439.792%
2KR South Korea51,748,032197.541%
3RU Russia144,017,911550.258%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata