Population in North Korea 158 indicators covering population for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population census world bank, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre 2023 up 4.6% 45th Total population by age 203.02 2100 down 15.9% 84th Population by world region 19.51 million people 2100 down 6.3% 79th Urban and rural population projected to 2050 6.20 million people 2050 down 21.0% 65th Population 19.51 million people 2100 down 6.3% 78th How do UN Population projections compare to the previous revision? 20.47 million people 2100 down 5.0% 73rd Number of people living in urban and rural areas 17.06 million people 2025 up 8.7% 52nd Share of population living in urban areas 64.2% 2025 up 4.7% 123rd Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita 64.2% 2025 up 4.7% 123rd Share of population living in urbanized areas 68.3% 2025 up 8.1% 98th Population by income level 26.57 million 2025 up 3.9% 56th Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 64.2% 2025 up 4.7% 125th Annual growth rate of urban population share 0.5% 2025 up 34.1% 76th Share of population living in urban and rural areas 64.2% 2025 up 4.7% 123rd Total population 26,537 thousands 2025 up 4.0% 56th Population aged 15-24 years 3,407 thousands 2025 down 14.8% 66th Population aged 65 years or older 3,329 thousands 2025 up 20.4% 36th Population aged 14 years or younger 5,026 thousands 2025 down 1.2% 72nd Population aged 25-64 years 14,775 thousands 2025 up 8.1% 45th Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 78.0% 2024 down 13.3% 34th Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 91.7% 2023 up 6.0% 107th Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 91.7% 2023 up 6.0% 107th Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 84.8% 2023 up 5.8% 160th Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 85.5% 2023 up 2.9% 179th Share of people practicing open defecation 0.0% 2023 — 133rd Population growth 0.3% 2024 down 36.5% 158th Rural population 36.5% 2024 down 6.2% 105th Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 73.1% 2023 up 3.7% 111th Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 22 2023 up 91.3% 168th Population growth rate 0.3% 2023 down 32.4% 162nd Population 26.42 million people 2023 up 4.3% 55th Population: comparison of UN projections 26.42 million people 2023 up 4.3% 55th Birth rate 12.95 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 3.1% 122nd Number of births, by world region 342,038 births 2023 up 1.1% 67th Annual change in population 89,353 people 2023 down 24.1% 90th Population 26.42 million people 2023 up 4.3% 56th Number of children under 15, by world region 5.01 million people 2023 down 3.1% 72nd Population by age group 26.42 million people 2023 up 4.3% 55th Life expectancy by sex 75.74 years 2023 up 1.9% 146th Total dependency ratio 44.9% 2023 up 0.1% 193rd Youth dependency ratio 27.5% 2023 down 7.1% 147th Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 3.18 million people 2023 up 18.8% 37th Population by age group 3.18 million people 2023 up 18.8% 37th Population growth rate with and without migration 0.3% 2023 down 32.4% 162nd Median age vs. births per woman 36.05 years 2023 up 6.9% 90th Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 3.18 million people 2023 up 18.8% 37th The global population hockey stick 26.42 million people 2023 up 4.3% 56th Number of births 342,038 births 2023 up 1.1% 67th Population 26.42 million people 2023 up 4.3% 55th Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 5.01 million people 2023 down 3.1% 72nd Population 26.42 million people 2023 up 4.3% 56th Births, by age of mother 74 births 2023 up 12.1% 53rd Population by age group 1.71 million people 2023 up 4.6% 69th Share of births by age of mother 0.1% 2023 down 32.6% 233rd Birth rate 12.95 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 3.1% 122nd Birth rate by women's age group 0.512 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 17.4% 235th Has the population peaked? 26.42 million people 2023 up 4.3% 55th Life expectancy at birth, total 73.64 years 2023 up 2.5% 114th Fertility rate, total 1.78 births per woman 2023 down 5.2% 121st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →