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Australia vs North Korea: Population

Australia
26.45 million people
in 2023
North Korea
26.42 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
54th
North Korea rank
55th

Population over time

  • Australia
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 26.45 million people against 26.42 million people in North Korea, a difference of 32,900 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Korea ahead.

Australia ranks 54th and North Korea ranks 55th of 238 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia North Korea Difference Ahead
1000s 314,851 people 900,000 people 585,149 people North Korea
1100s 315,026 people 1.08 million people 764,974 people North Korea
1200s 315,290 people 1.44 million people 1.12 million people North Korea
1300s 315,685 people 1.08 million people 764,315 people North Korea
1400s 316,277 people 1.26 million people 943,723 people North Korea
1500s 317,166 people 1.44 million people 1.12 million people North Korea
1600s 318,500 people 1.80 million people 1.48 million people North Korea
1700s 314,500 people 2.25 million people 1.94 million people North Korea
1710s 314,500 people 2.47 million people 2.16 million people North Korea
1720s 314,500 people 2.60 million people 2.29 million people North Korea
1730s 314,500 people 2.74 million people 2.42 million people North Korea
1740s 314,500 people 2.88 million people 2.57 million people North Korea
1750s 314,500 people 3.03 million people 2.72 million people North Korea
1760s 314,500 people 3.19 million people 2.88 million people North Korea
1770s 314,667 people 3.36 million people 3.05 million people North Korea
1780s 315,087 people 3.54 million people 3.22 million people North Korea
1790s 316,556 people 3.73 million people 3.41 million people North Korea
1800s 225,070 people 4.34 million people 4.12 million people North Korea
1810s 290,865 people 4.35 million people 4.05 million people North Korea
1820s 331,661 people 4.36 million people 4.03 million people North Korea
1830s 369,690 people 4.39 million people 4.02 million people North Korea
1840s 499,291 people 4.43 million people 3.93 million people North Korea
1850s 888,154 people 4.51 million people 3.62 million people North Korea
1860s 1.51 million people 4.66 million people 3.16 million people North Korea
1870s 1.95 million people 4.85 million people 2.90 million people North Korea
1880s 2.56 million people 5.07 million people 2.51 million people North Korea
1890s 3.35 million people 5.30 million people 1.96 million people North Korea
1900s 3.97 million people 5.54 million people 1.57 million people North Korea
1910s 4.73 million people 6.19 million people 1.45 million people North Korea
1920s 5.75 million people 7.33 million people 1.58 million people North Korea
1930s 6.62 million people 8.65 million people 2.03 million people North Korea
1940s 7.47 million people 10.20 million people 2.73 million people North Korea
1950s 9.12 million people 10.68 million people 1.56 million people North Korea
1960s 11.26 million people 13.13 million people 1.87 million people North Korea
1970s 13.72 million people 16.72 million people 3.00 million people North Korea
1980s 15.76 million people 19.49 million people 3.74 million people North Korea
1990s 18.02 million people 22.42 million people 4.41 million people North Korea
2000s 20.30 million people 24.30 million people 4.00 million people North Korea
2010s 23.79 million people 25.51 million people 1.72 million people North Korea
2020s 26.09 million people 26.28 million people 190,875 people North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Australia or North Korea?
Australia, at 26.45 million people against 26.42 million people in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Australia and North Korea?
32,900 people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North Korea?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Australia and North Korea rank globally for population?
Australia ranks 54th and North Korea ranks 55th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.