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The total population in North Korea has reached 25,971,909, signifying a 104,442 (0.4%) increase compared to 2020.
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Source:
World Population Prospects
Data availability:
Regions:
236
Date range: 1950 to 2100
Points:
35,636
Measure:
People
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Crude death rate
9.31
+0.24
(2021)
Natural change
101,998,000
-8,069,000
(2021)
Population density
218.66
+0.80
(2022)
Percent female population retirement age
6.8%
+0.1%
(2021)
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North Korea Total population between 1950 and 2021
Period Value Change
2021 25,971,909 +104,442
2020 25,867,467 +112,026
2019 25,755,441 +117,292
2018 25,638,149 +121,828
2017 25,516,321 +126,710
2016 25,389,611 +131,596
2015 25,258,015 +131,884
2014 25,126,131 +124,312
2013 25,001,819 +114,049
2012 24,887,770 +103,981
2011 24,783,789 +97,354
2010 24,686,435 +104,926
2009 24,581,509 +112,462
2008 24,469,047 +112,541
2007 24,356,506 +120,745
2006 24,235,761 +134,779
2005 24,100,982 +152,052
2004 23,948,930 +167,223
2003 23,781,707 +143,296
2002 23,638,411 +125,889
2001 23,512,522 +145,463
2000 23,367,059 +162,561
1999 23,204,498 +180,862
1998 23,023,636 +196,263
1997 22,827,373 +213,026
1996 22,614,347 +228,811
1995 22,385,536 +280,311
1994 22,105,225 +332,208
1993 21,773,017 +333,026
1992 21,439,991 +324,457
1991 21,115,534 +316,011
1990 20,799,523 +304,558
1989 20,494,965 +297,501
1988 20,197,464 +293,571
1987 19,903,893 +290,855
1986 19,613,038 +287,551
1985 19,325,487 +280,333
1984 19,045,154 +273,791
1983 18,771,363 +269,276
1982 18,502,087 +266,885
1981 18,235,202 +261,552
1980 17,973,650 +254,478
1979 17,719,172 +247,078
1978 17,472,094 +240,705
1977 17,231,389 +244,219
1976 16,987,170 +263,918
1975 16,723,252 +286,250
1974 16,437,002 +308,880
1973 16,128,122 +359,759
1972 15,768,363 +386,737
1971 15,381,626 +384,747
1970 14,996,879 +391,398
1969 14,605,481 +389,176
1968 14,216,305 +394,896
1967 13,821,409 +377,361
1966 13,444,048 +338,102
1965 13,105,946 +318,422
1964 12,787,524 +312,288
1963 12,475,236 +294,731
1962 12,180,505 +263,990
1961 11,916,515 +260,849
1960 11,655,666 +264,290
1959 11,391,376 +284,522
1958 11,106,854 +304,750
1957 10,802,104 +249,922
1956 10,552,182 +191,913
1955 10,360,269 +154,027
1954 10,206,242 +58,642
1953 10,147,600 -80,466
1952 10,228,066 -329,904
1951 10,557,970 -545,408
1950 11,103,378
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