North Korea PopulationPopulation of North Korea Today
26,608,648
LiveSunday, January 25, 2026
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of North Korea
In North Korea, the population is 26,608,648 as of Sunday, January 25, 2026, with a growth rate of 0.22% per year, 900 births per day, and 734 deaths per day. The population of North Korea is equivalent to 0.32% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 26,608,648 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 221 People per km² (137 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 900 |
| Daily deaths: | 734 |
| Equivalent world: | 0.32% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | 0.22% |
| Median age: | 36 Years and 4 Months. |
10 Years North Korea Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26,537,332 | 334,881 | 264,688 | 0.25% | 26,604,737 |
| 2024 | 26,460,314 | 340,728 | 261,229 | 0.29% | 26,537,314 |
| 2023 | 26,376,094 | 342,038 | 255,826 | 0.32% | 26,460,234 |
| 2022 | 26,281,596 | 346,185 | 249,694 | 0.36% | 26,375,947 |
| 2021 | 26,183,471 | 348,026 | 248,321 | 0.37% | 26,281,397 |
| 2020 | 26,089,153 | 349,983 | 254,074 | 0.36% | 26,183,335 |
| 2019 | 25,986,112 | 349,022 | 242,833 | 0.4% | 26,089,017 |
| 2018 | 25,876,183 | 348,168 | 235,016 | 0.42% | 25,985,898 |
| 2017 | 25,759,234 | 347,855 | 227,687 | 0.45% | 25,875,923 |
| 2016 | 25,637,419 | 345,838 | 220,795 | 0.47% | 25,758,940 |
North Korea Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,471,148,459 | 1.81% |
| China1,414,248,914 | 1.88% |
| United States348,293,741 | 7.64% |
| Indonesia286,964,089 | 9.27% |
| Pakistan257,513,518 | 10.33% |
| Nigeria240,297,910 | 11.07% |
| Brazil213,250,890 | 12.48% |
| Bangladesh176,899,368 | 15.04% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
- The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects (V.27 Edition) Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
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