Population of North Korea
North Korea Population Growth Rate
North Korea Capital Population

Population of North Korea Facts

As of Thursday, July 9th, the population of North Korea is 25,781,342. 

This projection of the population of North Korea is based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data. The last census in North Korea was in 2008, conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics.

The total population of North Korea at that time was 24,052,231 inhabitants (11,721,838 male and 12,330,393 female).

The population of North Korea is equivalent to 0.33% of the total world population, and in the list of countries by population, North Korea ranks at 54. 

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North Korea Population

25,781,342

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Population Density 

North Korea population density is 214 per KM squared. (554 people per mile squared).

Urban/land

62.5% of the population is urban (making this 16,119,904 people in 2020), and the total land area of North Korea is 120,410 KM squared (46,491 miles squared). 

Mean age in north korea

In North Korea, the median age is 35.3 years.

North Korea life expectancy

The 2014 estimated life expectancy is 69.81 years.

North Korea gender ratio

Gender ratio in North Korea is 0.95 males to 1.00 female. 

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North Korea Population Growth Rate

Since 2000, North Korea has a positive natural growth; the birth rate has exceeded its death rate since 2000. Now, North Korean women have on average 2 children. In the early 1980s, this was 3 children.

Married couples are encouraged by the government to have children, and are praised for raising large families. 

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North Korea Capital Population

The population of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, is around 3 million. It is North Korea's most densely populated city. Second is Hamhung, and third is the city of Nampo. 

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Pyongyang	3,222,000
2	Hamhung	559,056
3	Namp'o	455,000
4	Sunch'on	437,000
5	Hungnam	346,082
6	Kaesong	338,155
7	Wonsan	329,207
8	Chongjin	327,000
9	Sariwon	310,100
10	Sinuiju	288,112
11	Haeju	222,396
12	Kanggye	209,530
13	Hyesan	192,680
14	Songnim	152,425
15	Manp'o	116,760
16	P'yongsong	100,000
17	Hyesan-dong	97,794
18	Yuktae-dong	76,427
19	Hongwon	70,923
20	Rajin	66,224

(https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/north-korea-population/)

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