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KP · PRK

North Korea

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Official nameDemocratic People's Republic of Korea

CapitalPyongyang

CurrencyKPW

Languagesko

Calling code850

Internet domain.kp

Time zoneAsia/Pyongyang

RegionsAsia

Area120,538 km²

Country data

The observed population of North Korea in 2025 was 26,571,036. Area: 120,540 km² (2023) Population density: 220.4 /km² (2025 / 2023)

Population26,571,036 Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDPNo data

GDP per capitaNo data

Area120,540 km²Observed year: 2023 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population density220.4 /km²Observed year: 2025 / 2023 · calculated · Calculated from World Bank population and area

Life expectancy73.7 yearsObserved year: 2024 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Urban population64.2 %Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population · Observed year

World Bank · 2006–2025

200624,524,507200724,646,383200824,764,618200924,878,332201024,987,258201125,097,874201225,211,728201325,329,451201425,451,262201525,575,350201625,698,326201725,817,709201825,931,147201926,037,632202026,136,312202126,232,534202226,328,845202326,418,204202426,498,823202526,571,036

Global rankings

Population #56 Area #100 Population density #57 Life expectancy #117 Urban population #109

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Population · North Korea?

26,571,036 · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Area · North Korea?

120,540 km² · Observed year: 2023 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population density · North Korea?

220.4 /km² · Observed year: 2025 / 2023 · Calculated from World Bank population and area

Data source

World Bank Indicators API v2 · ISO / CLDR / IANA · ISO/CLDR/IANA-derived core + CountryInfo fallback for geography/contact fields; see per-table sources.