North Korea Population

Population now

26,227,936

World: 56th
Asia: 21st

Male:	12,830,242	(48.92 %)
Female:	13,396,694	(51.08 %)

Births in 2024:	507,562
Deaths in 2024:	367,649

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	69.55 years
Female:	76.65 years
Total:	73.17 years
Median Age:	35.24 years

Birth Rate:	13.35
Death Rate:	9.67
Growth Rate:	0.38 %
Fertility Rate:	1.86

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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

North Korea Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	11M	5M	6M	0.86	1.62%	37.14	14.17	4.58	51.30	48.42	53.86	18.86	40.20%	94.78
1961	12M	5M	6M	0.86	1.59%	35.90	13.87	4.36	51.67	48.71	54.31	18.78	41.16%	96.78
1962	12M	6M	6M	0.87	1.57%	34.98	13.60	4.17	52.08	49.00	54.79	19.09	42.14%	98.49
1963	12M	6M	6M	0.87	1.60%	34.58	13.28	4.06	52.61	49.43	55.41	19.60	43.12%	100.10
1964	12M	6M	7M	0.87	1.70%	34.79	12.90	4.02	53.34	50.07	56.19	20.00	44.10%	101.89
1965	13M	6M	7M	0.88	1.86%	35.51	12.41	4.06	54.26	50.95	57.14	20.14	45.09%	104.09
1966	13M	6M	7M	0.88	2.08%	36.49	11.85	4.16	55.36	52.01	58.22	20.57	46.08%	106.73
1967	13M	6M	7M	0.88	2.32%	37.34	11.25	4.26	56.51	53.14	59.36	20.61	47.08%	109.70
1968	14M	6M	7M	0.89	2.55%	37.77	10.65	4.33	57.63	54.24	60.46	20.39	49.01%	112.91
1969	14M	7M	7M	0.89	2.74%	37.66	10.08	4.35	58.68	55.28	61.51	20.14	51.61%	116.23
1970	14M	7M	8M	0.9	2.87%	36.88	9.54	4.32	59.66	56.23	62.49	19.98	54.20%	119.55
1971	15M	7M	8M	0.9	2.92%	35.42	9.03	4.21	60.55	57.10	63.39	19.39	54.70%	122.86
1972	15M	7M	8M	0.9	2.91%	33.44	8.55	4.05	61.38	57.90	64.22	18.90	55.20%	126.16
1973	16M	7M	8M	0.91	2.84%	31.14	8.10	3.85	62.16	58.67	65.01	18.63	55.70%	129.36
1974	16M	8M	8M	0.91	2.73%	28.67	7.69	3.63	62.90	59.39	65.75	18.54	56.20%	132.34
1975	16M	8M	9M	0.91	2.58%	26.27	7.33	3.40	63.58	60.06	66.43	18.57	56.70%	135.02
1976	17M	8M	9M	0.92	2.44%	24.16	7.02	3.20	64.21	60.68	67.05	18.84	56.74%	137.34
1977	17M	8M	9M	0.92	2.32%	22.47	6.77	3.03	64.78	61.25	67.61	19.41	56.78%	139.34
1978	17M	8M	9M	0.92	2.24%	21.29	6.57	2.90	65.29	61.77	68.12	20.00	56.82%	141.16
1979	17M	8M	9M	0.92	2.21%	20.65	6.43	2.82	65.76	62.24	68.57	20.44	56.86%	142.99
1980	17M	8M	9M	0.92	2.23%	20.47	6.33	2.77	66.19	62.66	68.98	20.77	56.90%	144.95
1981	18M	9M	9M	0.93	2.29%	20.62	6.26	2.75	66.57	63.05	69.35	21.16	57.05%	147.10
1982	18M	9M	9M	0.93	2.36%	20.89	6.22	2.73	66.92	63.41	69.69	21.44	57.20%	149.40
1983	18M	9M	9M	0.93	2.41%	21.10	6.19	2.70	67.26	63.75	69.99	21.70	57.35%	151.80
1984	19M	9M	10M	0.93	2.43%	21.19	6.17	2.65	67.57	64.07	70.29	22.06	57.50%	154.22
1985	19M	9M	10M	0.94	2.45%	21.14	6.13	2.58	67.90	64.40	70.61	22.49	57.64%	156.61
1986	19M	9M	10M	0.94	2.46%	20.99	6.06	2.50	68.28	64.75	71.00	22.71	57.79%	158.92
1987	19M	9M	10M	0.94	2.49%	20.82	5.96	2.43	68.72	65.13	71.46	23.02	57.94%	161.21
1988	20M	10M	10M	0.94	2.55%	20.72	5.83	2.37	69.18	65.51	71.97	23.35	58.09%	163.50
1989	20M	10M	10M	0.94	2.61%	20.67	5.72	2.32	69.61	65.83	72.48	23.66	58.24%	165.87
1990	20M	10M	10M	0.94	2.65%	20.66	5.66	2.29	69.90	66.00	72.86	23.96	58.38%	168.35
1991	21M	10M	11M	0.95	2.59%	20.65	5.75	2.26	69.88	65.86	72.97	24.52	58.53%	170.97
1992	21M	10M	11M	0.95	2.44%	20.61	6.00	2.24	69.49	65.36	72.72	25.02	58.68%	173.70
1993	21M	10M	11M	0.95	2.19%	20.50	6.43	2.20	68.74	64.52	72.13	25.45	58.83%	176.42
1994	22M	11M	11M	0.95	1.90%	20.31	7.00	2.16	67.70	63.42	71.23	25.86	58.94%	179.01
1995	22M	11M	11M	0.95	1.62%	20.03	7.64	2.12	66.54	62.23	70.20	26.29	59.02%	181.37
1996	22M	11M	11M	0.95	1.39%	19.69	8.25	2.08	65.50	61.19	69.25	26.64	59.10%	183.45
1997	22M	11M	11M	0.95	1.21%	19.29	8.73	2.04	64.77	60.50	68.58	27.05	59.18%	185.29
1998	23M	11M	12M	0.95	1.09%	18.87	9.03	2.02	64.49	60.27	68.31	27.50	59.26%	186.96
1999	23M	11M	12M	0.95	1.02%	18.43	9.14	2.00	64.68	60.53	68.46	27.95	59.33%	188.58
2000	23M	11M	12M	0.95	0.98%	17.97	9.08	1.99	65.27	61.18	68.97	28.39	59.41%	190.22
2001	23M	11M	12M	0.95	0.96%	17.50	8.91	1.99	66.09	62.08	69.69	28.86	59.49%	191.91
2002	23M	11M	12M	0.95	0.95%	17.01	8.73	1.99	66.93	62.99	70.43	29.32	59.57%	193.62
2003	24M	11M	12M	0.95	0.92%	16.51	8.62	1.99	67.62	63.76	71.04	29.73	59.65%	195.31
2004	24M	12M	12M	0.95	0.87%	16.01	8.58	1.98	68.10	64.31	71.46	30.10	59.73%	196.89
2005	24M	12M	12M	0.95	0.80%	15.53	8.61	1.98	68.39	64.65	71.71	30.46	59.81%	198.31
2006	24M	12M	12M	0.95	0.73%	15.09	8.70	1.97	68.54	64.85	71.84	30.75	59.88%	199.56
2007	24M	12M	12M	0.95	0.68%	14.72	8.78	1.96	68.68	65.02	71.97	31.05	59.96%	200.67
2008	24M	12M	12M	0.95	0.63%	14.41	8.82	1.95	68.88	65.25	72.17	31.37	60.04%	201.68
2009	24M	12M	12M	0.96	0.61%	14.18	8.82	1.94	69.19	65.57	72.47	31.71	60.20%	202.66
2010	25M	12M	13M	0.96	0.60%	14.02	8.78	1.94	69.57	65.96	72.86	32.04	60.38%	203.66
2011	25M	12M	13M	0.96	0.60%	13.93	8.73	1.93	70.01	66.40	73.31	32.38	60.56%	204.69
2012	25M	12M	13M	0.96	0.60%	13.90	8.68	1.93	70.45	66.84	73.76	32.61	60.74%	205.75
2013	25M	12M	13M	0.96	0.60%	13.89	8.67	1.93	70.85	67.23	74.18	32.77	60.92%	206.82
2014	25M	12M	13M	0.96	0.60%	13.90	8.70	1.93	71.20	67.56	74.55	32.93	61.10%	207.88
2015	25M	12M	13M	0.96	0.59%	13.91	8.76	1.92	71.48	67.84	74.86	33.12	61.28%	208.93
2016	25M	12M	13M	0.96	0.57%	13.92	8.86	1.92	71.71	68.06	75.12	33.30	61.47%	209.95
2017	25M	12M	13M	0.96	0.55%	13.91	8.97	1.91	71.91	68.25	75.34	33.53	61.68%	210.97
2018	26M	12M	13M	0.96	0.53%	13.89	9.09	1.90	72.10	68.44	75.55	33.80	61.90%	211.96
2019	26M	13M	13M	0.96	0.50%	13.85	9.21	1.90	72.27	68.62	75.74	34.08	62.13%	212.93
2020	26M	13M	13M	0.96	0.48%	13.78	9.32	1.89	72.45	68.80	75.93	34.34	62.38%	213.86
2021	26M	13M	13M	0.96	0.48%	13.78	9.32	1.89	72.45	68.80	75.93	34.56	62.64%	214.76
2022	26M	13M	13M	0.96	0.48%	13.78	9.32	1.89	72.45	68.80	75.93	34.78	62.92%	215.62
2023	26M	13M	13M	0.96	0.41%	13.46	9.58	1.87	72.99	69.36	76.47	35.00	63.20%	216.44
2024	26M	13M	13M	0.96	0.38%	13.35	9.67	1.86	73.17	69.55	76.65	35.24	63.50%	217.23

North Korea Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	26M	13M	13M	0.96	0.36%	13.24	9.76	1.85	73.35	69.74	76.83	35.50	63.82%	217.98
2026	26M	13M	13M	0.96	0.33%	13.07	9.84	1.84	73.53	69.93	77.00	35.75	64.14%	218.70
2027	26M	13M	14M	0.96	0.30%	12.90	9.92	1.84	73.70	70.12	77.17	36.00	64.48%	219.38
2028	27M	13M	14M	0.96	0.27%	12.73	9.99	1.83	73.88	70.30	77.34	36.24	64.82%	220.01
2029	27M	13M	14M	0.96	0.25%	12.56	10.07	1.83	74.05	70.49	77.51	36.49	65.18%	220.59
2030	27M	13M	14M	0.96	0.22%	12.39	10.15	1.82	74.23	70.68	77.68	36.75	65.55%	221.10
2031	27M	13M	14M	0.96	0.19%	12.20	10.25	1.81	74.40	70.87	77.84	37.00	65.93%	221.54
2032	27M	13M	14M	0.96	0.16%	12.01	10.34	1.81	74.57	71.05	77.99	37.26	66.32%	221.93
2033	27M	13M	14M	0.96	0.13%	11.82	10.44	1.80	74.74	71.24	78.15	37.53	66.72%	222.24
2034	27M	13M	14M	0.96	0.10%	11.63	10.53	1.80	74.91	71.42	78.30	37.81	67.13%	222.50
2035	27M	13M	14M	0.95	0.08%	11.44	10.63	1.79	75.08	71.61	78.46	38.09	67.55%	222.69
2036	27M	13M	14M	0.95	0.05%	11.32	10.75	1.79	75.24	71.79	78.61	38.36	67.98%	222.82
2037	27M	13M	14M	0.95	0.03%	11.21	10.86	1.78	75.41	71.98	78.76	38.62	68.42%	222.90
2038	27M	13M	14M	0.95	0.01%	11.09	10.98	1.78	75.57	72.16	78.91	38.86	68.86%	222.92
2039	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.01%	10.98	11.09	1.77	75.74	72.35	79.06	39.11	69.31%	222.89
2040	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.03%	10.86	11.21	1.77	75.90	72.53	79.21	39.37	69.76%	222.81
2041	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.04%	10.85	11.34	1.77	76.06	72.72	79.35	39.60	70.22%	222.70
2042	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.06%	10.84	11.48	1.77	76.23	72.91	79.50	39.83	70.68%	222.54
2043	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.07%	10.83	11.61	1.76	76.39	73.09	79.64	40.05	71.13%	222.36
2044	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.08%	10.82	11.75	1.76	76.56	73.28	79.79	40.27	71.58%	222.13
2045	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.09%	10.81	11.88	1.76	76.72	73.47	79.93	40.45	72.02%	221.89
2046	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.10%	10.83	12.00	1.76	76.88	73.66	80.06	40.60	72.46%	221.63
2047	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.10%	10.85	12.12	1.76	77.04	73.84	80.20	40.73	72.90%	221.34
2048	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.11%	10.87	12.24	1.75	77.20	74.03	80.33	40.85	73.33%	221.04
2049	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.12%	10.89	12.36	1.75	77.36	74.21	80.47	40.97	73.75%	220.71
2050	27M	13M	14M	0.95	-0.13%	10.91	12.48	1.75	77.52	74.40	80.60	41.08	74.18%	220.36

Highest City Populations in North Korea

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	P'yongyang	3,144,330	3,133,000
2	Chongjin	650,813	327,000
3	Hamhung	543,094	544,000
4	Wonsan	359,360	329,207
5	Sinuiju	328,453	288,112

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