Aruba vs North Korea: World population growth
Aruba
-0.7%
in 2100
North Korea
-0.7%
in 2100
Aruba rank
173rd
North Korea rank
175th
World population growth over time
- Aruba
- North Korea
How they compare
Aruba currently reports -0.7% against -0.7% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 173rd and North Korea ranks 175th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 12 and North Korea in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Aruba |
| 1800s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Aruba |
| 1900s | 2.5% | 0.4% | 2.1% | Aruba |
| 1910s | -0.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | North Korea |
| 1920s | -0.9% | 1.6% | 2.6% | North Korea |
| 1930s | 4.5% | 1.6% | 2.9% | Aruba |
| 1940s | 8.1% | 1.6% | 6.4% | Aruba |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.4% | Aruba |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.8% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.0% | Aruba |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2030s | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2040s | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2050s | -0.6% | -0.4% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2060s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2070s | -0.5% | -0.6% | 0.1% | Aruba |
| 2080s | -0.6% | -0.6% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 2090s | -0.7% | -0.6% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Aruba or North Korea?
- Aruba, at -0.7% against -0.7% in North Korea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Aruba and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and North Korea?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Aruba and North Korea rank globally for world population growth?
- Aruba ranks 173rd and North Korea ranks 175th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.