Population by age group with projections in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population by age group with projections was 26.42 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.42 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
55th
of 229 countries
All-time high
26.42 million
in 2023
All-time low
10.18 million
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population by age group with projections in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1950–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population by age group with projections in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 26.42 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by age group with projections in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 26.42 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.18 million, in 1953.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 55th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 10.68 million 10.18 million 11.45 million 10
1960s 13.13 million 11.72 million 14.77 million 10
1970s 16.72 million 15.17 million 17.98 million 10
1980s 19.49 million 18.24 million 20.80 million 10
1990s 22.42 million 21.11 million 23.50 million 10
2000s 24.30 million 23.67 million 24.88 million 10
2010s 25.51 million 24.99 million 26.04 million 10
2020s 26.28 million 26.14 million 26.42 million 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by age group with projections in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Population by age group with projections in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 26.42 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by age group with projections recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 26.42 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population by age group with projections recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 10.18 million in 1953.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for population by age group with projections?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 55th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is population by age group with projections rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population by age group with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population by age group with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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