Population, long-run history in North Korea

Latest: 25,808
Previous: 25,711
Change: +96.53 (+0.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for Population, long-run history in North Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	11,288
Dec 31, 1964	11,615
Dec 31, 1965	11,964
Dec 31, 1966	12,337
Dec 31, 1967	12,732
Dec 31, 1968	13,150
Dec 31, 1969	13,592
Dec 31, 1970	14,062
Dec 31, 1971	14,527
Dec 31, 1972	14,956
Dec 31, 1973	15,349
Dec 31, 1974	15,702
Dec 31, 1975	16,014
Dec 31, 1976	16,294
Dec 31, 1977	16,563
Dec 31, 1978	16,830
Dec 31, 1979	17,104
Dec 31, 1980	17,390
Dec 31, 1981	17,675
Dec 31, 1982	17,952
Dec 31, 1983	18,237
Dec 31, 1984	18,530
Dec 31, 1985	18,831
Dec 31, 1986	19,137
Dec 31, 1987	19,449
Dec 31, 1988	19,769
Dec 31, 1989	20,103
Dec 31, 1990	20,451
Dec 31, 1991	20,813
Dec 31, 1992	21,182
Dec 31, 1993	21,563
Dec 31, 1994	21,852
Dec 31, 1995	22,107
Dec 31, 1996	22,324
Dec 31, 1997	22,443
Dec 31, 1998	22,483
Dec 31, 1999	22,594
Dec 31, 2000	22,785
Dec 31, 2001	22,977
Dec 31, 2002	23,165
Dec 31, 2003	23,330
Dec 31, 2004	23,477
Dec 31, 2005	23,621
Dec 31, 2006	23,764
Dec 31, 2007	23,908
Dec 31, 2008	24,051
Dec 31, 2009	24,191
Dec 31, 2010	24,326
Dec 31, 2011	24,457
Dec 31, 2012	24,589
Dec 31, 2013	24,720
Dec 31, 2014	24,852
Dec 31, 2015	24,983
Dec 31, 2016	25,115
Dec 31, 2017	25,248
Dec 31, 2018	25,381
Dec 31, 2019	25,497
Dec 31, 2020	25,608
Dec 31, 2021	25,711
Dec 31, 2022	25,808

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

North Korea

1911-1940: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.
1990-2011: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.

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