Population growth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population growth was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 0.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 2.9% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2025.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 155th of 217 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.
Population growth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.3% | — |
| 1962 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Share co2 vs population 0.1917 (2100)
- Urban population 64.2% (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 91.25 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.65 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.2552 (2024)
- Cumulative co2 including land 7.02 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Population growth in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1968.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for population growth?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 155th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.