North Korea Population Trend
Population
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| 1950 | 11.1M | 1976 | 17.2M | 2002 | 23.9M |
| 1951 | 10.6M | 1977 | 17.5M | 2003 | 24.1M |
| 1952 | 10.3M | 1978 | 17.7M | 2004 | 24.3M |
| 1953 | 10.2M | 1979 | 18M | 2005 | 24.4M |
| 1954 | 10.2M | 1980 | 18.2M | 2006 | 24.5M |
| 1955 | 10.4M | 1981 | 18.5M | 2007 | 24.6M |
| 1956 | 10.6M | 1982 | 18.8M | 2008 | 24.8M |
| 1957 | 10.9M | 1983 | 19.1M | 2009 | 24.9M |
| 1958 | 11.2M | 1984 | 19.3M | 2010 | 25M |
| 1959 | 11.5M | 1985 | 19.6M | 2011 | 25.1M |
| 1960 | 11.7M | 1986 | 19.9M | 2012 | 25.2M |
| 1961 | 12M | 1987 | 20.2M | 2013 | 25.3M |
| 1962 | 12.3M | 1988 | 20.5M | 2014 | 25.5M |
| 1963 | 12.6M | 1989 | 20.8M | 2015 | 25.6M |
| 1964 | 12.9M | 1990 | 21.1M | 2016 | 25.7M |
| 1965 | 13.2M | 1991 | 21.4M | 2017 | 25.8M |
| 1966 | 13.6M | 1992 | 21.8M | 2018 | 25.9M |
| 1967 | 14M | 1993 | 22.1M | 2019 | 26M |
| 1968 | 14.4M | 1994 | 22.4M | 2020 | 26.1M |
| 1969 | 14.8M | 1995 | 22.7M | 2021 | 26.2M |
| 1970 | 15.2M | 1996 | 22.9M | 2022 | 26.3M |
| 1971 | 15.6M | 1997 | 23.1M | 2023 | 26.4M |
| 1972 | 16M | 1998 | 23.3M | 2024 | 26.5M |
| 1973 | 16.4M | 1999 | 23.5M | 2025 | 26.6M |
| 1974 | 16.7M | 2000 | 23.7M | 2026 | 26.6M |
| 1975 | 17M | 2001 | 23.8M |
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