North Korea vs Tajikistan: Population by world region
North Korea
19.51 million people
in 2100
Tajikistan
20.20 million people
in 2100
North Korea rank
79th
Tajikistan rank
76th
Population by world region over time
- North Korea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 20.20 million people against 19.51 million people in North Korea, a difference of 689,500 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 79th and Tajikistan ranks 76th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 47 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 900,000 people | 220,000 people | 680,000 people | North Korea |
| 1100s | 1.08 million people | 230,000 people | 850,000 people | North Korea |
| 1200s | 1.44 million people | 250,000 people | 1.19 million people | North Korea |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 270,000 people | 810,000 people | North Korea |
| 1400s | 1.26 million people | 290,000 people | 970,000 people | North Korea |
| 1500s | 1.44 million people | 310,000 people | 1.13 million people | North Korea |
| 1600s | 1.80 million people | 350,000 people | 1.45 million people | North Korea |
| 1700s | 2.25 million people | 390,000 people | 1.86 million people | North Korea |
| 1710s | 2.47 million people | 418,380 people | 2.05 million people | North Korea |
| 1720s | 2.60 million people | 441,623 people | 2.16 million people | North Korea |
| 1730s | 2.74 million people | 466,158 people | 2.27 million people | North Korea |
| 1740s | 2.88 million people | 492,055 people | 2.39 million people | North Korea |
| 1750s | 3.03 million people | 519,392 people | 2.51 million people | North Korea |
| 1760s | 3.19 million people | 548,247 people | 2.65 million people | North Korea |
| 1770s | 3.36 million people | 578,705 people | 2.78 million people | North Korea |
| 1780s | 3.54 million people | 610,855 people | 2.93 million people | North Korea |
| 1790s | 3.73 million people | 644,792 people | 3.08 million people | North Korea |
| 1800s | 4.34 million people | 466,629 people | 3.88 million people | North Korea |
| 1810s | 4.35 million people | 466,715 people | 3.88 million people | North Korea |
| 1820s | 4.36 million people | 486,757 people | 3.87 million people | North Korea |
| 1830s | 4.39 million people | 532,944 people | 3.86 million people | North Korea |
| 1840s | 4.43 million people | 583,920 people | 3.84 million people | North Korea |
| 1850s | 4.51 million people | 639,080 people | 3.87 million people | North Korea |
| 1860s | 4.66 million people | 698,553 people | 3.97 million people | North Korea |
| 1870s | 4.85 million people | 763,556 people | 4.09 million people | North Korea |
| 1880s | 5.07 million people | 834,603 people | 4.24 million people | North Korea |
| 1890s | 5.30 million people | 912,255 people | 4.39 million people | North Korea |
| 1900s | 5.54 million people | 997,126 people | 4.54 million people | North Korea |
| 1910s | 6.19 million people | 1.09 million people | 5.10 million people | North Korea |
| 1920s | 7.33 million people | 1.19 million people | 6.14 million people | North Korea |
| 1930s | 8.65 million people | 1.31 million people | 7.34 million people | North Korea |
| 1940s | 10.20 million people | 1.43 million people | 8.76 million people | North Korea |
| 1950s | 10.68 million people | 1.78 million people | 8.90 million people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 13.13 million people | 2.46 million people | 10.67 million people | North Korea |
| 1970s | 16.72 million people | 3.39 million people | 13.33 million people | North Korea |
| 1980s | 19.49 million people | 4.59 million people | 14.91 million people | North Korea |
| 1990s | 22.42 million people | 5.87 million people | 16.56 million people | North Korea |
| 2000s | 24.30 million people | 6.87 million people | 17.43 million people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 25.51 million people | 8.56 million people | 16.96 million people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 26.50 million people | 10.67 million people | 15.83 million people | North Korea |
| 2030s | 26.74 million people | 12.61 million people | 14.13 million people | North Korea |
| 2040s | 26.23 million people | 14.58 million people | 11.65 million people | North Korea |
| 2050s | 25.32 million people | 16.28 million people | 9.03 million people | North Korea |
| 2060s | 24.11 million people | 17.74 million people | 6.37 million people | North Korea |
| 2070s | 22.82 million people | 18.89 million people | 3.94 million people | North Korea |
| 2080s | 21.54 million people | 19.64 million people | 1.90 million people | North Korea |
| 2090s | 20.23 million people | 20.09 million people | 137,630 people | North Korea |
| 2100s | 19.51 million people | 20.20 million people | 689,500 people | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, North Korea or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 20.20 million people against 19.51 million people in North Korea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between North Korea and Tajikistan?
- 689,500 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tajikistan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do North Korea and Tajikistan rank globally for population by world region?
- North Korea ranks 79th and Tajikistan ranks 76th 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.