North Korea — Population
millions · Annual · 1800–2030 · 231 observations
About this series
Population is the estimated number of people in a country at the series' reference date. This series reports that count in millions.
North Korea's population reading was 26.57M people in 2025. The period change from 26.50M people in 2024 was +0.27%.
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- Annual data, 1800–2030
- All 6 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 26.77M people |
| 2029 | 26.77M people |
| 2028 | 26.67M people |
| 2027 | 26.67M people |
| 2026 | 26.57M people |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 26.57M people |
| 2024 | 26.50M people |
| 2023 | 26.42M people |
| 2022 | 26.33M people |
| 2021 | 26.23M people |
| 2020 | 26.14M people |
| 2019 | 26.04M people |
| 2018 | 25.93M people |
| 2017 | 25.82M people |
| 2016 | 25.70M people |
| 2015 | 25.58M people |
| 2014 | 25.45M people |
| 2013 | 25.33M people |
| 2012 | 25.21M people |
| 2011 | 25.10M people |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.