Rural population in North Korea in 2025 — 9,515,145 people. Ranked 58 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 36.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.52M | −61,801 | −0.65% |
| 2024 | 9.58M | −55,602 | −0.58% |
| 2023 | 9.63M | −49,243 | −0.51% |
| 2022 | 9.68M | −43,512 | −0.45% |
| 2021 | 9.73M | −40,396 | −0.41% |
| 2020 | 9.77M | −36,370 | −0.37% |
| 2019 | 9.8M | −30,345 | −0.31% |
| 2018 | 9.83M | −24,630 | −0.25% |
| 2017 | 9.86M | −19,302 | −0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.88M | −14,983 | −0.15% |
| 2015 | 9.89M | −10,715 | −0.11% |
| 2014 | 9.9M | −5,746 | −0.06% |
| 2013 | 9.91M | −5,937 | −0.06% |
| 2012 | 9.91M | −4,043 | −0.04% |
| 2011 | 9.92M | −420 | −0% |
| 2010 | 9.92M | +5,280 | +0.05% |
| 2009 | 9.91M | +14,757 | +0.15% |
| 2008 | 9.9M | +21,585 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 9.88M | +26,031 | +0.26% |
| 2006 | 9.85M | +31,130 | +0.32% |
| 2005 | 9.82M | +38,696 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.78M | +49,740 | +0.51% |
| 2003 | 9.73M | +43,704 | +0.45% |
| 2002 | 9.69M | +37,348 | +0.39% |
| 2001 | 9.65M | +46,208 | +0.48% |
| 2000 | 9.6M | +53,893 | +0.56% |
| 1999 | 9.55M | +60,747 | +0.64% |
| 1998 | 9.49M | +66,013 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 9.42M | +70,794 | +0.76% |
| 1996 | 9.35M | +74,025 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 9.28M | +92,340 | +1.01% |
| 1994 | 9.19M | +108,230 | +1.19% |
| 1993 | 9.08M | +105,241 | +1.17% |
| 1992 | 8.97M | +101,104 | +1.14% |
| 1991 | 8.87M | +96,186 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 8.78M | +91,125 | +1.05% |
| 1989 | 8.68M | +87,988 | +1.02% |
| 1988 | 8.6M | +87,095 | +1.02% |
| 1987 | 8.51M | +87,332 | +1.04% |
| 1986 | 8.42M | +87,971 | +1.06% |
| 1985 | 8.33M | +89,019 | +1.08% |
| 1984 | 8.24M | +91,162 | +1.12% |
| 1983 | 8.15M | +94,454 | +1.17% |
| 1982 | 8.06M | +98,728 | +1.24% |
| 1981 | 7.96M | +100,210 | +1.27% |
| 1980 | 7.86M | +100,889 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 7.76M | +101,359 | +1.32% |
| 1978 | 7.66M | +100,195 | +1.33% |
| 1977 | 7.56M | +101,357 | +1.36% |
| 1976 | 7.46M | +107,787 | +1.47% |
| 1975 | 7.35M | +97,178 | +1.34% |
| 1974 | 7.25M | +76,128 | +1.06% |
| 1973 | 7.18M | +77,240 | +1.09% |
| 1972 | 7.1M | +76,955 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 7.02M | +71,835 | +1.03% |
| 1970 | 6.95M | +45,989 | +0.67% |
| 1969 | 6.9M | +3,419 | +0.05% |
| 1968 | 6.9M | −11,212 | −0.16% |
| 1967 | 6.91M | −15,825 | −0.23% |
| 1966 | 6.93M | −13,195 | −0.19% |
| 1965 | 6.94M | +7,437 | +0.11% |
| 1964 | 6.93M | +21,019 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.91M | +12,571 | +0.18% |
| 1962 | 6.9M | −18,124 | −0.26% |
| 1961 | 6.92M | −46,382 | −0.67% |
| 1960 | 6.96M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
