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Korea, Dem. People's Rep. population, 1950 to 2100

North Korea had about 26.4 million people in 2023. The UN projects a peak near 26.8 million in 2032, then a fall to 19.5 million by 2100.

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  • Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 11.1M in 1950, 19.5M in 2100 (projected) (1.8× higher). The latest estimate is 26.4M in 2023. It is projected to peak at 26.8M in 2031.

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North Korea is close to its population ceiling. The UN estimates about 11.1 million people in 1950, 23.7 million in 2000 and 26.4 million in 2023, and its medium projection has the total topping out at about 26.8 million in 2032. After that the line turns down, to about 25.8 million in 2050 and 22.8 million in 2075.

By 2100 the UN projects about 19.5 million people, well below today's level. Meanwhile the country drops in the world ranking: 34th in 1950, 55th in 2023, a projected 66th in 2050 and 78th in 2100. These figures are from UN World Population Prospects 2024, which lists the country as Korea, Dem. People's Rep., with estimates through 2023 and projections after.

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Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Korea, Dem. People's Rep.'s population, Millions of people, 1950 to 2100 (UN projections), 1950–2100
Date🇰🇵 Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
195011.1M
195110.6M
195210.3M
195310.2M
195410.2M
195510.4M
195610.6M
195710.9M
195811.2M
195911.5M
196011.7M
196112.0M
196212.3M
196312.6M
196412.9M
196513.2M
196613.6M
196714.0M
196814.4M
196914.8M
197015.2M
197115.6M
197216.0M
197316.4M
197416.7M
197517.0M
197617.2M
197717.5M
197817.7M
197918.0M
198018.2M
198118.5M
198218.8M
198319.1M
198419.3M
198519.6M
198619.9M
198720.2M
198820.5M
198920.8M
199021.1M
199121.4M
199221.8M
199322.1M
199422.4M
199522.7M
199622.9M
199723.1M
199823.3M
199923.5M
200023.7M
200123.8M
200223.9M
200324.1M
200424.3M
200524.4M
200624.5M
200724.7M
200824.8M
200924.9M
201025.0M
201125.1M
201225.2M
201325.3M
201425.5M
201525.6M
201625.7M
201725.8M
201825.9M
201926.0M
202026.1M
202126.2M
202226.3M
202326.4M
202426.5M
202526.6M
202626.6M
202726.7M
202826.7M
202926.8M
203026.8M
203126.8M
203226.8M
203326.8M
203426.8M
203526.8M
203626.7M
203726.7M
203826.7M
203926.6M
204026.5M
204126.5M
204226.4M
204326.4M
204426.3M
204526.2M
204626.1M
204726.1M
204826.0M
204925.9M
205025.8M
205125.7M
205225.6M
205325.5M
205425.4M
205525.3M
205625.2M
205725.1M
205824.9M
205924.8M
206024.7M
206124.6M
206224.4M
206324.3M
206424.2M
206524.1M
206623.9M
206723.8M
206823.7M
206923.5M
207023.4M
207123.3M
207223.1M
207323.0M
207422.9M
207522.8M
207622.6M
207722.5M
207822.4M
207922.3M
208022.1M
208122.0M
208221.9M
208321.7M
208421.6M
208521.5M
208621.4M
208721.2M
208821.1M
208921.0M
209020.8M
209120.7M
209220.6M
209320.4M
209420.3M
209520.2M
209620.0M
209719.9M
209819.8M
209919.6M
210019.5M

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What is the population of North Korea?

North Korea's population was about 26.4 million in 2023, the latest UN estimate. That ranked it 55th in the world. Years after 2023 are projections.

When will North Korea's population peak?

The UN projects that North Korea's population will peak at about 26.8 million in 2032. It is then projected to fall to about 25.8 million in 2050 and about 19.5 million by 2100. This is the medium-variant scenario.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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