Population ages 18 and above | North Korea – yearly data, chart and table

The estimated population 18 years of age or older in North Korea in mid-2025 amounted to 20 565 889 people, which is 0.351% more than in mid-2024, when it was  20 493 896 people. It has been growing in this country for already 73 years in a row. Over the entire period of data from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs since 1950, this indicator has increased in 3.82 times. The lowest 18+ years old population was recorded in 1952, when it was 4 943 046 people. The maximum number of people 18 years of age or older lived in North Korea in 2025 with a value of 20 565 889. The data is sourced from the UN report "World Population Prospects 2024", with the values for 2024 and 2025 being projections. Estimates of population by age describe the size of the population in the category. Population estimates are dependent on the demographic components of change that are fertility, mortality and migration.