Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 25,778,820 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,778,820 in 2020 and a minimum value of 11,424,190 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 11,424,190
1961 11,665,590
1962 11,871,730
1963 12,065,470
1964 12,282,420
1965 12,547,520
1966 12,864,950
1967 13,222,700
1968 13,609,980
1969 14,010,340
1970 14,410,390
1971 14,809,520
1972 15,207,770
1973 15,593,350
1974 15,952,080
1975 16,274,740
1976 16,554,740
1977 16,796,570
1978 17,015,980
1979 17,235,670
1980 17,472,140
1981 17,731,230
1982 18,008,570
1983 18,298,210
1984 18,590,140
1985 18,877,230
1986 19,156,790
1987 19,431,990
1988 19,708,320
1989 19,993,760
1990 20,293,060
1991 20,609,150
1992 20,937,410
1993 21,265,830
1994 21,577,980
1995 21,862,300
1996 22,113,430
1997 22,335,260
1998 22,536,750
1999 22,731,470
2000 22,929,080
2001 23,132,980
2002 23,339,450
2003 23,542,430
2004 23,732,740
2005 23,904,170
2006 24,054,870
2007 24,188,330
2008 24,310,140
2009 24,428,340
2010 24,548,840
2011 24,673,390
2012 24,800,640
2013 24,929,500
2014 25,057,790
2015 25,183,830
2016 25,307,660
2017 25,429,820
2018 25,549,610
2019 25,666,160
2020 25,778,820

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 13,170,440 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,170,440 in 2020 and a minimum value of 6,145,013 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 6,145,013
1961 6,262,146
1962 6,362,455
1963 6,456,953
1964 6,562,739
1965 6,691,778
1966 6,846,110
1967 7,020,006
1968 7,208,214
1969 7,402,751
1970 7,597,103
1971 7,790,983
1972 7,984,397
1973 8,171,570
1974 8,345,517
1975 8,501,726
1976 8,636,972
1977 8,753,448
1978 8,858,872
1979 8,964,332
1980 9,077,914
1981 9,202,501
1982 9,335,986
1983 9,475,404
1984 9,615,782
1985 9,753,613
1986 9,887,583
1987 10,019,340
1988 10,151,790
1989 10,289,100
1990 10,433,810
1991 10,587,340
1992 10,747,410
1993 10,908,410
1994 11,062,570
1995 11,204,390
1996 11,331,420
1997 11,445,340
1998 11,549,820
1999 11,650,470
2000 11,751,350
2001 11,853,810
2002 11,956,240
2003 12,056,080
2004 12,149,460
2005 12,233,820
2006 12,308,370
2007 12,374,680
2008 12,435,390
2009 12,494,310
2010 12,554,220
2011 12,615,980
2012 12,678,990
2013 12,742,850
2014 12,806,620
2015 12,869,580
2016 12,931,820
2017 12,993,550
2018 13,054,280
2019 13,113,400
2020 13,170,440

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 51.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 53.79 in 1960, while its lowest value was 51.09 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 53.79
1961 53.68
1962 53.59
1963 53.52
1964 53.43
1965 53.33
1966 53.22
1967 53.09
1968 52.96
1969 52.84
1970 52.72
1971 52.61
1972 52.50
1973 52.40
1974 52.32
1975 52.24
1976 52.17
1977 52.11
1978 52.06
1979 52.01
1980 51.96
1981 51.90
1982 51.84
1983 51.78
1984 51.73
1985 51.67
1986 51.61
1987 51.56
1988 51.51
1989 51.46
1990 51.42
1991 51.37
1992 51.33
1993 51.30
1994 51.27
1995 51.25
1996 51.24
1997 51.24
1998 51.25
1999 51.25
2000 51.25
2001 51.24
2002 51.23
2003 51.21
2004 51.19
2005 51.18
2006 51.17
2007 51.16
2008 51.15
2009 51.15
2010 51.14
2011 51.13
2012 51.12
2013 51.12
2014 51.11
2015 51.10
2016 51.10
2017 51.10
2018 51.09
2019 51.09
2020 51.09

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 12,608,380 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,608,380 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,279,176 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 5,279,176
1961 5,403,446
1962 5,509,271
1963 5,608,515
1964 5,719,678
1965 5,855,746
1966 6,018,837
1967 6,202,697
1968 6,401,762
1969 6,607,588
1970 6,813,288
1971 7,018,535
1972 7,223,368
1973 7,421,783
1974 7,606,560
1975 7,773,011
1976 7,917,772
1977 8,043,120
1978 8,157,112
1979 8,271,336
1980 8,394,230
1981 8,528,728
1982 8,672,582
1983 8,822,808
1984 8,974,360
1985 9,123,613
1986 9,269,208
1987 9,412,650
1988 9,556,528
1989 9,704,659
1990 9,859,249
1991 10,021,820
1992 10,190,000
1993 10,357,420
1994 10,515,410
1995 10,657,910
1996 10,782,010
1997 10,889,920
1998 10,986,940
1999 11,081,000
2000 11,177,730
2001 11,279,170
2002 11,383,210
2003 11,486,350
2004 11,583,280
2005 11,670,340
2006 11,746,500
2007 11,813,650
2008 11,874,750
2009 11,934,030
2010 11,994,620
2011 12,057,410
2012 12,121,650
2013 12,186,650
2014 12,251,180
2015 12,314,250
2016 12,375,850
2017 12,436,270
2018 12,495,330
2019 12,552,760
2020 12,608,380

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 48.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 48.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.21 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 46.21
1961 46.32
1962 46.41
1963 46.48
1964 46.57
1965 46.67
1966 46.78
1967 46.91
1968 47.04
1969 47.16
1970 47.28
1971 47.39
1972 47.50
1973 47.60
1974 47.68
1975 47.76
1976 47.83
1977 47.89
1978 47.94
1979 47.99
1980 48.04
1981 48.10
1982 48.16
1983 48.22
1984 48.27
1985 48.33
1986 48.39
1987 48.44
1988 48.49
1989 48.54
1990 48.58
1991 48.63
1992 48.67
1993 48.70
1994 48.73
1995 48.75
1996 48.76
1997 48.76
1998 48.75
1999 48.75
2000 48.75
2001 48.76
2002 48.77
2003 48.79
2004 48.81
2005 48.82
2006 48.83
2007 48.84
2008 48.85
2009 48.85
2010 48.86
2011 48.87
2012 48.88
2013 48.88
2014 48.89
2015 48.90
2016 48.90
2017 48.90
2018 48.91
2019 48.91
2020 48.91

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population