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Population, total

The denominator behind every per-person energy statistic.

North Korea, 2025, ranked 56 of 217

26.6M

people

Since 2015

+995,686

people, up from 25.6M

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North Korea, its region and the world

Population, total, people
  • North Korea
  • World
  • East Asia & Pacific
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Population, total, people
YearNorth KoreaWorldEast Asia & Pacific
2025 26,571,0368,215,424,8932,390,873,921
2024 26,498,8238,140,897,5232,388,319,468
2023 26,418,2048,062,923,4172,384,441,485
2022 26,328,8457,988,550,2012,379,617,118
2021 26,232,5347,919,567,9952,375,117,716
2020 26,136,3127,853,863,1392,369,420,882
2019 26,037,6327,777,162,4762,359,762,190
2018 25,931,1477,696,159,7282,347,576,325
2017 25,817,7097,613,788,6552,333,475,520
2016 25,698,3267,528,221,5792,317,076,058
2015 25,575,3507,441,084,7712,300,844,269
2014 25,451,2627,353,532,2232,284,385,542
2013 25,329,4517,265,404,7372,267,072,102
2012 25,211,7287,176,482,1652,249,081,393
2011 25,097,8747,086,704,1412,230,826,576
2010 24,987,2587,000,860,0732,214,613,815
2009 24,878,3326,916,168,1962,199,148,703
2008 24,764,6186,830,080,8672,183,472,438
2007 24,646,3836,744,049,4982,167,046,538
2006 24,524,5076,659,536,0212,150,688,938
2005 24,396,4336,575,410,0292,134,573,057
2004 24,254,9436,492,354,6272,118,747,885
2003 24,090,3806,409,352,3862,102,761,941
2002 23,943,9736,327,171,2552,086,144,389
2001 23,815,3586,244,739,6682,068,682,053
2000 23,665,9106,161,528,4962,050,149,617
1999 23,497,5996,078,069,8222,030,912,462
1998 23,311,5645,993,730,7862,010,443,502
1997 23,110,8305,908,180,3221,988,067,577
1996 22,895,7465,822,327,9031,964,830,092
1995 22,669,3045,736,205,1351,941,185,229

Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual national estimates compiled by the World Bank from IEA, IRENA, UN and national sources. The latest year typically lags by one to three years.

World and regions

  1. World 8.2B 2025
  2. East Asia & Pacific 2.4B 2025
  3. South Asia 1.7B 2025
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa 1.3B 2025
  5. Europe & Central Asia 932.5M 2025
  6. Middle East & North Africa 828M 2025
  7. Latin America & Caribbean 666.6M 2025
  8. North America 383.5M 2025

Years differ where countries report on different schedules.

About this series

Series code
SP.POP.TOTL
Unit
people
Publisher
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Original source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Publisher’s last update
2026-10-08
Retrieved by CEII
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:45:34 GMT
Publisher’s definition

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.

Every economy

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World map of Population, latest available year by country
Ranking of all 217 economies
#EconomypeopleYear
1 India1.5B2025
2 China1.4B2025
3 United States341.8M2025
4 Indonesia285.7M2025
5 Pakistan255.2M2025
6 Nigeria237.5M2025
7 Brazil212.8M2025
8 Bangladesh175.7M2025
9 Russia143.5M2025
10 Ethiopia135.5M2025
11 Mexico131.9M2025
12 Japan123.4M2025
13 Egypt118.4M2025
14 Philippines116.8M2025
15 DR Congo112.8M2025
16 Vietnam101.6M2025
17 Iran92.4M2025
18 Türkiye85.9M2025
19 Germany83.5M2025
20 Thailand71.6M2025
21 Tanzania70.5M2025
22 United Kingdom69.5M2025
23 France68.7M2025
24 South Africa64.7M2025
25 Italy58.9M2025
26 Kenya57.5M2025
27 Myanmar54.9M2025
28 Colombia53.4M2025
29 South Korea51.7M2025
30 Sudan51.7M2025
31 Uganda51.4M2025
32 Spain49.4M2025
33 Algeria47.4M2025
34 Iraq47M2025
35 Argentina45.9M2025
36 Afghanistan43.8M2025
37 Yemen41.8M2025
38 Canada41.7M2025
39 Angola39M2025
40 Ukraine39M2025
41 Morocco38.4M2025
42 Uzbekistan37.1M2025
43 Saudi Arabia37M2025
44 Poland36.4M2025
45 Malaysia36M2025
46 Mozambique35.6M2025
47 Ghana35.1M2025
48 Peru34.6M2025
49 Madagascar32.7M2025
50 Ivory Coast32.7M2025
51 Cameroon29.9M2025
52 Nepal29.6M2025
53 Venezuela28.5M2025
54 Niger27.9M2025
55 Australia27.6M2025
56 North Korea26.6M2025
57 Syria25.6M2025
58 Mali25.2M2025
59 Burkina Faso24.1M2025
60 Malawi22.2M2025
61 Zambia21.9M2025
62 Sri Lanka21.8M2025
63 Chad21M2025
64 Kazakhstan20.8M2025
65 Chile19.9M2025
66 Somalia19.7M2025
67 Romania19M2025
68 Senegal18.9M2025
69 Guatemala18.7M2025
70 Ecuador18.3M2025
71 Netherlands18.1M2025
72 Cambodia17.8M2025
73 Zimbabwe17M2025
74 Guinea15.1M2025
75 Benin14.8M2025
76 Rwanda14.6M2025
77 Burundi14.4M2025
78 Bolivia12.6M2025
79 Tunisia12.3M2025
80 South Sudan12.2M2025
81 Belgium11.9M2025
82 Haiti11.9M2025
83 Jordan11.5M2025
84 Dominican Republic11.5M2025
85 United Arab Emirates11.5M2025
86 Honduras11M2025
87 Cuba10.9M2025
88 Czechia10.9M2025
89 Portugal10.8M2025
90 Tajikistan10.8M2025
91 Papua New Guinea10.8M2025
92 Sweden10.6M2025
93 Greece10.4M2025
94 Azerbaijan10.2M2025
95 Israel10.1M2025
96 Hungary9.5M2025
97 Austria9.2M2025
98 Switzerland9.1M2025
99 Belarus9.1M2025
100 Sierra Leone8.8M2025
101 Togo8.6M2025
102 Laos7.9M2025
103 Turkmenistan7.6M2025
104 Hong Kong7.5M2025
105 Libya7.5M2025
106 Kyrgyzstan7.3M2025
107 Paraguay7M2025
108 Nicaragua7M2025
109 Serbia6.5M2025
110 Congo6.5M2025
111 Bulgaria6.4M2025
112 El Salvador6.4M2025
113 Singapore6.1M2025
114 Denmark6M2025
115 Lebanon5.8M2025
116 Liberia5.7M2025
117 Finland5.6M2025
118 Norway5.6M2025
119 Central African Republic5.5M2025
120 Oman5.5M2025
121 Ireland5.5M2025
122 Slovakia5.4M2025
123 Palestine5.4M2025
124 New Zealand5.3M2025
125 Mauritania5.3M2025
126 Costa Rica5.2M2025
127 Kuwait4.9M2025
128 Panama4.6M2025
129 Georgia3.9M2025
130 Croatia3.9M2025
131 Eritrea3.6M2025
132 Mongolia3.6M2025
133 Uruguay3.4M2025
134 Puerto Rico3.2M2025
135 Bosnia and Herzegovina3.1M2025
136 Namibia3.1M2025
137 Armenia3.1M2025
138 Qatar3M2025
139 Lithuania2.9M2025
140 Jamaica2.8M2025
141 Gambia2.8M2025
142 Gabon2.6M2025
143 Botswana2.6M2025
144 Lesotho2.4M2025
145 Moldova2.4M2025
146 Albania2.3M2025
147 Guinea-Bissau2.2M2025
148 Slovenia2.1M2025
149 Equatorial Guinea1.9M2025
150 Latvia1.8M2025
151 North Macedonia1.8M2025
152 Bahrain1.6M2025
153 Kosovo1.6M2025
154 Timor-Leste1.4M2025
155 Cyprus1.4M2025
156 Trinidad and Tobago1.4M2025
157 Estonia1.4M2025
158 Eswatini1.3M2025
159 Mauritius1.2M2025
160 Djibouti1.2M2025
161 Fiji933,1542025
162 Comoros882,8472025
163 Solomon Islands838,6452025
164 Guyana835,9862025
165 Bhutan796,6822025
166 Luxembourg686,9702025
167 Macau685,9002025
168 Suriname639,8502025
169 Montenegro623,1292025
170 Malta579,7042025
171 Maldives529,6762025
172 Cape Verde527,3262025
173 Brunei466,3302025
174 Belize422,9242025
175 Bahamas403,0332025
176 Iceland392,4042025
177 Vanuatu335,1692025
178 New Caledonia295,3332025
179 Barbados282,6232025
180 French Polynesia282,4652025
181 São Tomé and Príncipe240,2542025
182 Samoa219,3062025
183 Saint Lucia180,1492025
184 Guam168,9992025
185 Channel Islands168,4662025
186 Curaçao156,2632025
187 Kiribati136,4882025
188 Seychelles122,7302025
189 Grenada117,3032025
190 Micronesia113,6832025
191 Aruba108,7852025
192 United States Virgin Islands103,7922025
193 Tonga103,7422025
194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99,9242025
195 Antigua and Barbuda94,2092025
196 Isle of Man84,1182025
197 Andorra82,9042025
198 Cayman Islands75,8442025
199 Dominica65,8712025
200 Bermuda64,5552025
201 Greenland56,8312025
202 Faroe Islands54,9002025
203 Saint Kitts and Nevis46,9222025
204 Turks and Caicos Islands46,8552025
205 American Samoa46,0292025
206 Sint Maarten43,9232025
207 Northern Mariana Islands43,5412025
208 Liechtenstein41,0242025
209 Gibraltar40,1262025
210 British Virgin Islands39,7322025
211 Monaco38,3412025
212 Marshall Islands36,2822025
213 San Marino34,1092025
214 Saint Martin24,9412025
215 Palau17,6632025
216 Nauru12,0252025
217 Tuvalu9,4922025

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