North Korea vs Morocco: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
North Korea
3.18 million people
in 2023
Morocco
2.95 million people
in 2023
North Korea rank
37th
Morocco rank
39th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- North Korea
- Morocco
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 3.18 million people against 2.95 million people in Morocco, a difference of 226,260 people.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 39th of 236 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 305,668 people | 280,074 people | 25,594 people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 451,009 people | 391,046 people | 59,962 people | North Korea |
| 1970s | 582,855 people | 509,786 people | 73,070 people | North Korea |
| 1980s | 774,260 people | 591,990 people | 182,269 people | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.17 million people | 964,806 people | 205,900 people | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.95 million people | 1.42 million people | 527,082 people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.71 million people | 2.00 million people | 703,291 people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 3.02 million people | 2.74 million people | 278,730 people | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, North Korea or Morocco?
- North Korea, at 3.18 million people against 2.95 million people in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between North Korea and Morocco?
- 226,260 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Morocco?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Morocco rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- North Korea ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 39th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.