Population in North Korea
The population of North Korea was 26,571,036 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
North Korea, 2025
26,571,036
Change from 2024
+0.3%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
56th of 217
Population in North Korea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26,571,036 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 26,498,823 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 26,418,204 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 26,328,845 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 26,232,534 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 26,136,312 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 26,037,632 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 25,931,147 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 25,817,709 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 25,698,326 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 25,575,350 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 25,451,262 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 25,329,451 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 25,211,728 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 25,097,874 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 24,987,258 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 24,878,332 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 24,764,618 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 24,646,383 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 24,524,507 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 24,396,433 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 24,254,943 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 24,090,380 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 23,943,973 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 23,815,358 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 26,498,823 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25,575,350 people, the figure has changed by +3.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, North Korea has the 56th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for North Korea
All statistics for North Korea
Population growth
0.27%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
26,418,204 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
36.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.78 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.32%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
12.7%
2025 · World Bank