World population growth in North Korea
North Korea: World population growth was -0.7% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
175th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 1967
All-time low
-5.0%
in 1950
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in North Korea, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Korea recorded -0.7% for world population growth in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in North Korea peaked at 3.0% in 1967 and was at its lowest, -5.0%, in 1950.
North Korea ranks 175th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2% | — |
| 1800 | 0.3% | +14.9% |
| 1900 | 0.4% | +71.2% |
| 1905 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 1.0% | +133.3% |
| 1915 | 1.9% | +84.2% |
| 1920 | 1.6% | -12.1% |
| 1925 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1950 | -5.0% | -403.4% |
| 1951 | -4.8% | -3.6% |
| 1952 | -1.5% | -69.8% |
| 1953 | -0.0% | -98.0% |
| 1954 | 1.3% | -4600.0% |
| 1955 | 1.8% | +38.0% |
| 1956 | 2.0% | +8.3% |
| 1957 | 2.8% | +42.5% |
| 1958 | 2.8% | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 2.3% | -19.2% |
| 1960 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 2.1% | -9.2% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.7% | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -19.7% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -29.0% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -12.7% |
| 2026 | 0.2% | -14.6% |
| 2027 | 0.2% | -17.5% |
| 2028 | 0.1% | -20.7% |
| 2029 | 0.1% | -27.5% |
| 2030 | 0.1% | -34.0% |
| 2031 | 0.0% | -55.9% |
| 2032 | -0.0% | -120.0% |
| 2033 | -0.0% | +533.3% |
| 2034 | -0.1% | +84.2% |
| 2035 | -0.1% | +42.9% |
| 2036 | -0.1% | +28.0% |
| 2037 | -0.2% | +18.7% |
| 2038 | -0.2% | +15.1% |
| 2039 | -0.2% | +12.0% |
| 2040 | -0.2% | +9.2% |
| 2041 | -0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2042 | -0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2043 | -0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2044 | -0.3% | +5.4% |
| 2045 | -0.3% | +5.1% |
| 2046 | -0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2047 | -0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2048 | -0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2049 | -0.3% | +5.1% |
| 2050 | -0.4% | +4.3% |
| 2051 | -0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2052 | -0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2053 | -0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2054 | -0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2055 | -0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2056 | -0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2057 | -0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2058 | -0.5% | +3.0% |
| 2059 | -0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2060 | -0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2061 | -0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2062 | -0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2063 | -0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2064 | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2065 | -0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2066 | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2067 | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2068 | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2069 | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2070 | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2071 | -0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2072 | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2073 | -0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2074 | -0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2075 | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2076 | -0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2077 | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2078 | -0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2079 | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2080 | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2081 | -0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2082 | -0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2083 | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2084 | -0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2085 | -0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2086 | -0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2087 | -0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2088 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2089 | -0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2090 | -0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2091 | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2092 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2093 | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2094 | -0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2095 | -0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2096 | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2097 | -0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2098 | -0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2099 | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2100 | -0.7% | +0.2% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's -0.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's -0.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +4600.0% | -0.0% | 1.3% |
| 2033 | -533.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -403.4% | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 1910 | +133.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| 2032 | -120.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1953 | +98.0% | -1.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | -5.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 794,407 people (2100)
- Population density 162.05 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7483 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in North Korea?
- World population growth in North Korea was -0.7% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1967.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.0% in 1950.
- How does North Korea rank for world population growth?
- North Korea ranks 175th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.