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Overview
Население | КНДР
The estimated population of North Korea in 2025 amounted to 26 571 036 people, which is 0.273% more than in 2024, when it was 26 498 823 people. It has been growing in this country for already 72 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 2.39 times. The lowest population was recorded in 1953, when it was 10 177 413 people. The highest value was in 2025, when population of North Korea reached 26 571 036 people. The data is sourced from the UN report "World Population Prospects 2024", with the values for 2024 and 2025 being projections.
Additional infomation: About indicator
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
