Global Statistics and Country Indicators
North Korea Population Over Time (1950–2026)
Population
Data table
| 1950 | 11.12M | 1961 | 11.99M | 1972 | 15.98M | 1983 | 19.05M | 1994 | 22.39M | 2005 | 24.4M | 2016 | 25.7M |
| 1951 | 10.58M | 1962 | 12.26M | 1973 | 16.35M | 1984 | 19.34M | 1995 | 22.67M | 2006 | 24.52M | 2017 | 25.82M |
| 1952 | 10.25M | 1963 | 12.57M | 1974 | 16.67M | 1985 | 19.62M | 1996 | 22.9M | 2007 | 24.65M | 2018 | 25.93M |
| 1953 | 10.18M | 1964 | 12.89M | 1975 | 16.97M | 1986 | 19.91M | 1997 | 23.11M | 2008 | 24.76M | 2019 | 26.04M |
| 1954 | 10.24M | 1965 | 13.22M | 1976 | 17.24M | 1987 | 20.21M | 1998 | 23.31M | 2009 | 24.88M | 2020 | 26.14M |
| 1955 | 10.4M | 1966 | 13.57M | 1977 | 17.49M | 1988 | 20.5M | 1999 | 23.5M | 2010 | 24.99M | 2021 | 26.23M |
| 1956 | 10.6M | 1967 | 13.96M | 1978 | 17.74M | 1989 | 20.8M | 2000 | 23.67M | 2011 | 25.1M | 2022 | 26.33M |
| 1957 | 10.85M | 1968 | 14.37M | 1979 | 17.98M | 1990 | 21.11M | 2001 | 23.82M | 2012 | 25.21M | 2023 | 26.42M |
| 1958 | 11.16M | 1969 | 14.77M | 1980 | 18.24M | 1991 | 21.43M | 2002 | 23.94M | 2013 | 25.33M | 2024 | 26.5M |
| 1959 | 11.45M | 1970 | 15.17M | 1981 | 18.5M | 1992 | 21.75M | 2003 | 24.09M | 2014 | 25.45M | 2025 | 26.57M |
| 1960 | 11.72M | 1971 | 15.57M | 1982 | 18.78M | 1993 | 22.07M | 2004 | 24.25M | 2015 | 25.58M | 2026 | 26.63M |