Australia vs North Korea: Population: comparison of UN projections
Australia
26.45 million people
in 2023
North Korea
26.42 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
54th
North Korea rank
55th
Population: comparison of UN projections over time
- Australia
- North Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.45 million people against 26.42 million people in North Korea, a difference of 32,900 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and North Korea ranks 55th of 236 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.12 million people | 10.68 million people | 1.56 million people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 11.26 million people | 13.13 million people | 1.87 million people | North Korea |
| 1970s | 13.72 million people | 16.72 million people | 3.00 million people | North Korea |
| 1980s | 15.76 million people | 19.49 million people | 3.74 million people | North Korea |
| 1990s | 18.02 million people | 22.42 million people | 4.41 million people | North Korea |
| 2000s | 20.30 million people | 24.30 million people | 4.00 million people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 23.79 million people | 25.51 million people | 1.72 million people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 26.09 million people | 26.28 million people | 190,875 people | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population: comparison of un projections, Australia or North Korea?
- Australia, at 26.45 million people against 26.42 million people in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population: comparison of un projections between Australia and North Korea?
- 32,900 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and North Korea rank globally for population: comparison of un projections?
- Australia ranks 54th and North Korea ranks 55th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.