North Korea vs Niger: Population
North Korea
26.42 million people
in 2023
Niger
26.16 million people
in 2023
North Korea rank
55th
Niger rank
56th
Population over time
- North Korea
- Niger
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 26.42 million people against 26.16 million people in Niger, a difference of 258,300 people.
Across all 241 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 55th and Niger ranks 56th of 238 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 900,000 people | 548,000 people | 352,000 people | North Korea |
| 1100s | 1.08 million people | 589,100 people | 490,900 people | North Korea |
| 1200s | 1.44 million people | 630,200 people | 809,800 people | North Korea |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 700,000 people | 380,000 people | North Korea |
| 1400s | 1.26 million people | 750,000 people | 510,000 people | North Korea |
| 1500s | 1.44 million people | 822,000 people | 618,000 people | North Korea |
| 1600s | 1.80 million people | 959,000 people | 841,000 people | North Korea |
| 1700s | 2.25 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.15 million people | North Korea |
| 1710s | 2.47 million people | 1.16 million people | 1.31 million people | North Korea |
| 1720s | 2.60 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.43 million people | North Korea |
| 1730s | 2.74 million people | 1.18 million people | 1.56 million people | North Korea |
| 1740s | 2.88 million people | 1.19 million people | 1.69 million people | North Korea |
| 1750s | 3.03 million people | 1.20 million people | 1.83 million people | North Korea |
| 1760s | 3.19 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.98 million people | North Korea |
| 1770s | 3.36 million people | 1.23 million people | 2.13 million people | North Korea |
| 1780s | 3.54 million people | 1.24 million people | 2.30 million people | North Korea |
| 1790s | 3.73 million people | 1.26 million people | 2.47 million people | North Korea |
| 1800s | 4.34 million people | 852,737 people | 3.49 million people | North Korea |
| 1810s | 4.35 million people | 856,297 people | 3.49 million people | North Korea |
| 1820s | 4.36 million people | 878,260 people | 3.48 million people | North Korea |
| 1830s | 4.39 million people | 920,687 people | 3.47 million people | North Korea |
| 1840s | 4.43 million people | 970,265 people | 3.46 million people | North Korea |
| 1850s | 4.51 million people | 1.02 million people | 3.50 million people | North Korea |
| 1860s | 4.66 million people | 1.06 million people | 3.60 million people | North Korea |
| 1870s | 4.85 million people | 1.13 million people | 3.72 million people | North Korea |
| 1880s | 5.07 million people | 1.20 million people | 3.87 million people | North Korea |
| 1890s | 5.30 million people | 1.27 million people | 4.03 million people | North Korea |
| 1900s | 5.54 million people | 1.40 million people | 4.15 million people | North Korea |
| 1910s | 6.19 million people | 1.56 million people | 4.62 million people | North Korea |
| 1920s | 7.33 million people | 1.75 million people | 5.58 million people | North Korea |
| 1930s | 8.65 million people | 2.00 million people | 6.64 million people | North Korea |
| 1940s | 10.20 million people | 2.32 million people | 7.87 million people | North Korea |
| 1950s | 10.68 million people | 3.00 million people | 7.69 million people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 13.13 million people | 4.00 million people | 9.13 million people | North Korea |
| 1970s | 16.72 million people | 5.27 million people | 11.45 million people | North Korea |
| 1980s | 19.49 million people | 7.04 million people | 12.45 million people | North Korea |
| 1990s | 22.42 million people | 9.62 million people | 12.81 million people | North Korea |
| 2000s | 24.30 million people | 13.60 million people | 10.70 million people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 25.51 million people | 19.65 million people | 5.86 million people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 26.28 million people | 24.92 million people | 1.36 million people | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, North Korea or Niger?
- North Korea, at 26.42 million people against 26.16 million people in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between North Korea and Niger?
- 258,300 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Niger?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Niger rank globally for population?
- North Korea ranks 55th and Niger ranks 56th 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.