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Population / North Korea
Population & Society

North Korea Population

North Korea population data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 26,571,036 people.
COUNTRY: North Korea
UNIT: people
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-10-19 05:12:00
Economy Data Rating
North Korea · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
CCC
42 / 100
Fragile · limited data
Fiscal stability n/a
Macroeconomic stability 20 / 20
External stability n/a
Financial robustness 4.5 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 0 / 10
Demographic capacity 3.4 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 31% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2025 1960– 2025
1960 2025
Selected year: 2025 · Value: n/a 2025

North Korea · total population by country.

1960–2025
26.57 m people
26.5 m people
26.17 m people
45 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2025
population rate reference line

Countries by population

full ranking
Country Rate Class
India 1.46 bn
China 1.41 bn
United States 341.78 m
Indonesia 285.72 m
Pakistan 255.22 m
Nigeria 237.53 m
Brazil 212.81 m
Bangladesh 175.69 m

Interpretation

short note

This social and demographic indicator helps place economic development in population context.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

Production version: show source, timestamp and fallback status here.

Comparison

latest
China 1.41 bn
India 1.46 bn
Japan 123.37 m
United States 341.78 m
Germany 83.49 m

Related indicators

internal links
GDP per Capita NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Nominal GDP NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
Urban Population SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Life Expectancy SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Fertility Rate SP.DYN.TFRT.IN

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SP.POP.TOTL

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-10-19 05:12:00

North Korea Snapshot

country profile
Population 26.57 m
GDP n/a
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation n/a
Unemployment 3.55%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Low income

North Korea Population: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Population for North Korea. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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