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Population in North Korea

Latest: 26,571,036
Previous: 26,498,823
Change: +72,213 (+0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in North Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	13,569,094
Dec 31, 1967	13,958,350
Dec 31, 1968	14,365,596
Dec 31, 1969	14,767,615
Dec 31, 1970	15,172,775
Dec 31, 1971	15,572,457
Dec 31, 1972	15,975,069
Dec 31, 1973	16,350,367
Dec 31, 1974	16,673,121
Dec 31, 1975	16,971,055
Dec 31, 1976	17,243,450
Dec 31, 1977	17,492,798
Dec 31, 1978	17,735,995
Dec 31, 1979	17,983,470
Dec 31, 1980	18,236,786
Dec 31, 1981	18,501,295
Dec 31, 1982	18,776,357
Dec 31, 1983	19,054,034
Dec 31, 1984	19,335,043
Dec 31, 1985	19,620,388
Dec 31, 1986	19,910,855
Dec 31, 1987	20,205,483
Dec 31, 1988	20,503,161
Dec 31, 1989	20,804,367
Dec 31, 1990	21,112,137
Dec 31, 1991	21,428,638
Dec 31, 1992	21,750,911
Dec 31, 1993	22,073,352
Dec 31, 1994	22,393,975
Dec 31, 1995	22,669,304
Dec 31, 1996	22,895,746
Dec 31, 1997	23,110,830
Dec 31, 1998	23,311,564
Dec 31, 1999	23,497,599
Dec 31, 2000	23,665,910
Dec 31, 2001	23,815,358
Dec 31, 2002	23,943,973
Dec 31, 2003	24,090,380
Dec 31, 2004	24,254,943
Dec 31, 2005	24,396,433
Dec 31, 2006	24,524,507
Dec 31, 2007	24,646,383
Dec 31, 2008	24,764,618
Dec 31, 2009	24,878,332
Dec 31, 2010	24,987,258
Dec 31, 2011	25,097,874
Dec 31, 2012	25,211,728
Dec 31, 2013	25,329,451
Dec 31, 2014	25,451,262
Dec 31, 2015	25,575,350
Dec 31, 2016	25,698,326
Dec 31, 2017	25,817,709
Dec 31, 2018	25,931,147
Dec 31, 2019	26,037,632
Dec 31, 2020	26,136,312
Dec 31, 2021	26,232,534
Dec 31, 2022	26,328,845
Dec 31, 2023	26,418,204
Dec 31, 2024	26,498,823
Dec 31, 2025	26,571,036

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