Argentina vs North Korea: Population growth
Argentina
0.3%
in 2025
North Korea
0.3%
in 2025
Argentina rank
152nd
North Korea rank
155th
Population growth over time
- Argentina
- North Korea
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Argentina ranks 152nd and North Korea ranks 155th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Argentina or North Korea?
- Argentina, at 0.3% against 0.3% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Argentina and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and North Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and North Korea rank globally for population growth?
- Argentina ranks 152nd and North Korea ranks 155th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.