Austria vs North Korea: Population growth
Austria
0.3%
in 2025
North Korea
0.3%
in 2025
Austria rank
153rd
North Korea rank
155th
Population growth over time
- Austria
- North Korea
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Austria ranks 153rd and North Korea ranks 155th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Austria or North Korea?
- Austria, at 0.3% against 0.3% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Austria and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and North Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Austria and North Korea rank globally for population growth?
- Austria ranks 153rd 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.