ARCHIVE // KP // TIME-SERIES
Population
Korea, North — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,292,649 (July 1990), growth rate 1.7% (1990) |
| 1991 | 21,814,656 (July 1991), growth rate 1.9% (1991) |
| 1992 | 22,227,303 (July 1992), growth rate 1.9% (1992) |
| 1993 | 22,645,811 (July 1993 est.) |
| 1994 | 23,066,573 (July 1994 est.) |
| 1995 | 23,486,550 (July 1995 est.) |
| 1996 | 23,904,124 (July 1996 est.) |
| 1997 | 24,317,004 (July 1997 est.) |
| 1998 | 21,234,387 (July 1998 est.) |
| 1999 | 21,386,109 (July 1999 est.) |
| 2000 | 21,687,550 (July 2000 est.) |
| 2001 | 21,968,228 (July 2001 est.) |
| 2002 | 22,224,195 (July 2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 22,466,481 (July 2003 est.) |
| 2004 | 22,697,553 (July 2004 est.) |
| 2005 | 22,912,177 (July 2005 est.) |
| 2006 | 23,113,019 (July 2006 est.) |
| 2007 | 23,301,725 (July 2007 est.) |
| 2008 | 23,479,088 (July 2008 est.) |
| 2009 | 22,665,345 (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 |
| 2010 | 22,757,275 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 |
| 2011 | 24,457,492 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 48 |
| 2012 | 24,589,122 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 |
| 2013 | 24,720,407 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 |
| 2014 | 24,851,627 (July 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 |
| 2015 | 24,983,205 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 51 |
| 2016 | 25,115,311 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 51 |
| 2017 | 25,248,140 (July 2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 51 |
| 2018 | 25,381,085 (July 2018 est.) |
| 2019 | 25,381,085 (July 2018 est.) |
| 2020 | 25,643,466 (July 2020 est.) |
| 2021 | 25,831,360 (July 2021 est.) |
| 2022 | 25,955,138 (2022 est.) |
| 2023 | 26,072,217 (2023 est.) |
| 2024 | total: 26,298,666 male: 12,828,269 female: 13,470,397 (2024 est.) |
| 2025 | total: 26,402,841 (2025 est.) male: 12,884,269 female: 13,518,572 |