Population of North Korea (2025)

North Korea population

26,272,747

Births this year: 3,188,407 Births today 772
Deaths this year 2,030,972 Deaths today 492

North Korea Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) 0 people

North Korea Population by Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
racially homogeneous 0 people
there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese 100% 25,115,311 people

North Korea population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 26,292,319 12,875,403 13,416,916 100 100 100 96
00-04 1,766,563 903,017 863,546 6.7 7 6.4 104.6
05-09 1,764,334 901,416 862,918 6.7 7 6.4 104.5
10-14 1,735,643 886,508 849,135 6.6 6.9 6.3 104.4
15-19 1,700,288 868,046 832,242 6.5 6.7 6.2 104.3
20-24 1,854,256 945,323 908,933 7.1 7.3 6.8 104
25-29 1,932,507 987,320 945,187 7.4 7.7 7 104.5
30-34 1,983,316 1,007,786 975,530 7.5 7.8 7.3 103.3
35-39 1,852,791 938,449 914,342 7 7.3 6.8 102.6
40-44 1,792,753 905,595 887,158 6.8 7 6.6 102.1
45-49 1,462,995 735,441 727,554 5.6 5.7 5.4 101.1
50-54 2,133,889 1,064,110 1,069,779 8.1 8.3 8 99.5
55-59 2,077,747 1,020,966 1,056,781 7.9 7.9 7.9 96.6
60-64 1,377,629 653,560 724,069 5.2 5.1 5.4 90.3
65-69 1,285,513 568,809 716,704 4.9 4.4 5.3 79.4
70-74 542,516 207,977 334,539 2.1 1.6 2.5 62.2
75-79 541,528 173,894 367,634 2.1 1.4 2.7 47.3
80-84 327,519 81,354 246,165 1.2 0.6 1.8 33
85-89 130,005 22,698 107,307 0.5 0.2 0.8 21.2
90-94 26,978 2,879 24,099 0.1 0 0.2 11.9
95-99 3,328 240 3,088 0 0 0 7.8
100+ 221 15 206 0 0 0 7.3

North Korea Age structure and Population pyramid

North Korea Age structure and Population pyramid

North Korea Sex ratio

North Korea Sex ratio

North Korea Dependency ratios

Chart working age in North Korea

North Korea Population (1950 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2024 26,194,605 0.39 102,230 95.95 217.55
2023 26,092,375 0.41 106,347 95.93 216.70
2022 25,986,028 0.43 110,049 95.90 215.81
2021 25,875,979 0.44 113,376 95.87 214.90
2020 25,762,603 0.45 116,410 95.84 213.96
2019 25,646,193 0.47 119,192 95.81 212.99
2018 25,527,001 0.48 121,705 95.78 212.00
2017 25,405,296 0.49 123,969 95.74 210.99
2016 25,281,327 0.50 126,010 95.71 209.96
2015 25,155,317 0.51 128,545 95.68 208.91
2014 25,026,772 0.53 131,067 95.64 207.85
2013 24,895,705 0.53 132,352 95.61 206.76
2012 24,763,353 0.54 131,994 95.58 205.66
2011 24,631,359 0.53 130,853 95.55 204.56
2010 24,500,506 0.53 128,700 95.52 203.48
2005 23,813,324 4.26 973,106 95.36 197.77
2000 22,840,218 4.95 1,076,548 95.08 189.69
1995 21,763,670 7.77 1,569,316 95.08 180.75
1990 20,194,354 7.54 1,416,253 94.45 167.71
1985 18,778,101 8.09 1,405,934 93.49 155.95
1980 17,372,167 6.74 1,097,427 92.40 144.28
1975 16,274,740 12.94 1,864,340 91.43 135.16
1970 14,410,400 14.85 1,862,876 89.68 119.68
1965 12,547,524 9.83 1,123,345 87.51 104.21
1960 11,424,179 13.26 1,337,186 85.91 94.88
1955 10,086,993 -4.38 -462,476 83.63 83.77
1950 10,549,469 85.81 87.61
Chart population North Korea Population (1950 - 2025)