North Korea vs Peru: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
North Korea
3.18 million people
in 2023
Peru
3.04 million people
in 2023
North Korea rank
37th
Peru rank
38th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- North Korea
- Peru
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 3.18 million people against 3.04 million people in Peru, a difference of 136,310 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 37th and Peru ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 305,668 people | 309,898 people | 4,230 people | Peru |
| 1960s | 451,009 people | 463,440 people | 12,431 people | Peru |
| 1970s | 582,855 people | 652,915 people | 70,060 people | Peru |
| 1980s | 774,260 people | 727,913 people | 46,346 people | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.17 million people | 911,128 people | 259,578 people | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.95 million people | 1.57 million people | 379,632 people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.71 million people | 2.44 million people | 265,404 people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 3.02 million people | 2.94 million people | 85,790 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 Peru?
- North Korea, at 3.18 million people against 3.04 million people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between North Korea and Peru?
- 136,310 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Peru rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- North Korea ranks 37th and Peru ranks 38th 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+.