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Male population — North Korea

Male population in North Korea in 2025 — 13,154,539 people. Ranked 56 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 148.1%.

2025 13.15M people +0.35% vs 2024
World rank 56of 217
Period maximum 13.15M people2025
Period minimum 5.3M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — North Korea, 1960–20254M6M8M10M12M14M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,302,173 people1962: 5,586,770 people1964: 5,916,005 people1966: 6,272,299 people1968: 6,688,756 people1970: 7,110,842 people1972: 7,530,548 people1974: 7,896,851 people1976: 8,197,499 people1978: 8,458,016 people1980: 8,722,565 people1982: 9,006,791 people1984: 9,300,701 people1986: 9,603,247 people1988: 9,914,113 people1990: 10,233,335 people1992: 10,566,749 people1994: 10,897,182 people1996: 11,154,389 people1998: 11,367,748 people2000: 11,549,047 people2002: 11,690,686 people2004: 11,846,359 people2006: 11,979,567 people2008: 12,100,079 people2010: 12,219,535 people2012: 12,347,523 people2014: 12,488,537 people2016: 12,636,038 people2018: 12,771,188 people2020: 12,885,558 people2022: 13,002,441 people2024: 13,108,717 people2025: 13,154,539 people
Change over the period: +7.85M (+148.1%) Average annual rate: 1.41 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 13.15M people
World 4.13B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.21B people
Eastern Asia computed 821M people
Low-income countries computed 393M people
Male population — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 13.15M +45,822 +0.35%
2024 13.11M +50,711 +0.39%
2023 13.06M +55,565 +0.43%
2022 13M +59,871 +0.46%
2021 12.94M +57,012 +0.44%
2020 12.89M +54,753 +0.43%
2019 12.83M +59,617 +0.47%
2018 12.77M +65,085 +0.51%
2017 12.71M +70,065 +0.55%
2016 12.64M +73,311 +0.58%
2015 12.56M +74,190 +0.59%
2014 12.49M +72,195 +0.58%
2013 12.42M +68,819 +0.56%
2012 12.35M +65,596 +0.53%
2011 12.28M +62,392 +0.51%
2010 12.22M +59,639 +0.49%
2009 12.16M +59,817 +0.49%
2008 12.1M +60,025 +0.5%
2007 12.04M +60,487 +0.5%
2006 11.98M +63,136 +0.53%
2005 11.92M +70,072 +0.59%
2004 11.85M +82,033 +0.7%
2003 11.76M +73,640 +0.63%
2002 11.69M +65,408 +0.56%
2001 11.63M +76,231 +0.66%
2000 11.55M +86,047 +0.75%
1999 11.46M +95,252 +0.84%
1998 11.37M +102,933 +0.91%
1997 11.26M +110,426 +0.99%
1996 11.15M +116,407 +1.05%
1995 11.04M +140,800 +1.29%
1994 10.9M +164,019 +1.53%
1993 10.73M +166,414 +1.57%
1992 10.57M +167,777 +1.61%
1991 10.4M +165,637 +1.62%
1990 10.23M +161,255 +1.6%
1989 10.07M +157,967 +1.59%
1988 9.91M +156,200 +1.6%
1987 9.76M +154,666 +1.61%
1986 9.6M +152,565 +1.61%
1985 9.45M +149,981 +1.61%
1984 9.3M +147,795 +1.61%
1983 9.15M +146,115 +1.62%
1982 9.01M +144,802 +1.63%
1981 8.86M +139,424 +1.6%
1980 8.72M +133,746 +1.56%
1979 8.59M +130,803 +1.55%
1978 8.46M +128,665 +1.54%
1977 8.33M +131,852 +1.61%
1976 8.2M +143,727 +1.78%
1975 8.05M +156,921 +1.99%
1974 7.9M +169,680 +2.2%
1973 7.73M +196,623 +2.61%
1972 7.53M +210,620 +2.88%
1971 7.32M +209,086 +2.94%
1970 7.11M +211,868 +3.07%
1969 6.9M +210,218 +3.14%
1968 6.69M +212,846 +3.29%
1967 6.48M +203,611 +3.25%
1966 6.27M +183,333 +3.01%
1965 6.09M +172,961 +2.92%
1964 5.92M +169,373 +2.95%
1963 5.75M +159,862 +2.86%
1962 5.59M +143,451 +2.64%
1961 5.44M +141,146 +2.66%
1960 5.3M — —

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 716M JP Japan 60.15M KR South Korea 25.78M KP North Korea 13.15M HK Hong Kong 3.38M MN Mongolia 1.78M MO Macao 315,701
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About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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