Israel vs North Korea: Population by world region
Israel
19.75 million people
in 2100
North Korea
19.51 million people
in 2100
Israel rank
78th
North Korea rank
79th
Population by world region over time
- Israel
- North Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 19.75 million people against 19.51 million people in North Korea, a difference of 234,900 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Korea ahead.
Israel ranks 78th and North Korea ranks 79th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 327,262 people | 900,000 people | 572,738 people | North Korea |
| 1100s | 332,859 people | 1.08 million people | 747,141 people | North Korea |
| 1200s | 338,500 people | 1.44 million people | 1.10 million people | North Korea |
| 1300s | 344,185 people | 1.08 million people | 735,815 people | North Korea |
| 1400s | 273,245 people | 1.26 million people | 986,755 people | North Korea |
| 1500s | 317,346 people | 1.44 million people | 1.12 million people | North Korea |
| 1600s | 315,487 people | 1.80 million people | 1.48 million people | North Korea |
| 1700s | 267,668 people | 2.25 million people | 1.98 million people | North Korea |
| 1710s | 293,408 people | 2.47 million people | 2.18 million people | North Korea |
| 1720s | 320,180 people | 2.60 million people | 2.28 million people | North Korea |
| 1730s | 348,100 people | 2.74 million people | 2.39 million people | North Korea |
| 1740s | 377,296 people | 2.88 million people | 2.51 million people | North Korea |
| 1750s | 407,908 people | 3.03 million people | 2.63 million people | North Korea |
| 1760s | 440,095 people | 3.19 million people | 2.75 million people | North Korea |
| 1770s | 474,031 people | 3.36 million people | 2.89 million people | North Korea |
| 1780s | 509,911 people | 3.54 million people | 3.03 million people | North Korea |
| 1790s | 547,950 people | 3.73 million people | 3.18 million people | North Korea |
| 1800s | 209,954 people | 4.34 million people | 4.14 million people | North Korea |
| 1810s | 209,954 people | 4.35 million people | 4.14 million people | North Korea |
| 1820s | 209,954 people | 4.36 million people | 4.15 million people | North Korea |
| 1830s | 209,954 people | 4.39 million people | 4.18 million people | North Korea |
| 1840s | 209,988 people | 4.43 million people | 4.22 million people | North Korea |
| 1850s | 217,910 people | 4.51 million people | 4.29 million people | North Korea |
| 1860s | 246,705 people | 4.66 million people | 4.42 million people | North Korea |
| 1870s | 275,211 people | 4.85 million people | 4.57 million people | North Korea |
| 1880s | 296,648 people | 5.07 million people | 4.78 million people | North Korea |
| 1890s | 335,234 people | 5.30 million people | 4.97 million people | North Korea |
| 1900s | 382,017 people | 5.54 million people | 5.16 million people | North Korea |
| 1910s | 428,569 people | 6.19 million people | 5.76 million people | North Korea |
| 1920s | 507,857 people | 7.33 million people | 6.82 million people | North Korea |
| 1930s | 707,370 people | 8.65 million people | 7.94 million people | North Korea |
| 1940s | 1.05 million people | 10.20 million people | 9.15 million people | North Korea |
| 1950s | 1.57 million people | 10.68 million people | 9.12 million people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 2.30 million people | 13.13 million people | 10.84 million people | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.27 million people | 16.72 million people | 13.44 million people | North Korea |
| 1980s | 4.06 million people | 19.49 million people | 15.43 million people | North Korea |
| 1990s | 5.28 million people | 22.42 million people | 17.14 million people | North Korea |
| 2000s | 6.67 million people | 24.30 million people | 17.63 million people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 7.99 million people | 25.51 million people | 17.53 million people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 9.44 million people | 26.50 million people | 17.06 million people | North Korea |
| 2030s | 10.80 million people | 26.74 million people | 15.94 million people | North Korea |
| 2040s | 12.26 million people | 26.23 million people | 13.97 million people | North Korea |
| 2050s | 13.78 million people | 25.32 million people | 11.54 million people | North Korea |
| 2060s | 15.23 million people | 24.11 million people | 8.88 million people | North Korea |
| 2070s | 16.61 million people | 22.82 million people | 6.22 million people | North Korea |
| 2080s | 17.98 million people | 21.54 million people | 3.56 million people | North Korea |
| 2090s | 19.18 million people | 20.23 million people | 1.05 million people | North Korea |
| 2100s | 19.75 million people | 19.51 million people | 234,900 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Israel or North Korea?
- Israel, at 19.75 million people against 19.51 million people in North Korea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Israel and North Korea?
- 234,900 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North Korea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Israel and North Korea rank globally for population by world region?
- Israel ranks 78th and North Korea ranks 79th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.