# Population growth rate: North Korea

0.319% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | 0.319 |
| 2022 | 0.359 |
| 2021 | 0.374 |
| 2020 | 0.361 |
| 2019 | 0.396 |
| 2018 | 0.424 |
| 2017 | 0.453 |
| 2016 | 0.474 |
| 2015 | 0.485 |
| 2014 | 0.487 |
| 2013 | 0.472 |
| 2012 | 0.46 |
| 2011 | 0.446 |
| 2010 | 0.438 |
| 2009 | 0.436 |
| 2008 | 0.48 |
| 2007 | 0.477 |
| 2006 | 0.515 |
| 2005 | 0.532 |
| 2004 | 0.631 |
| 2003 | 0.731 |
| 2002 | 0.488 |
| 2001 | 0.59 |
| 2000 | 0.669 |
| 1999 | 0.758 |
| 1998 | 0.832 |
| 1997 | 0.898 |
| 1996 | 0.972 |
| 1995 | 1.016 |
| 1994 | 1.431 |
| 1993 | 1.454 |
| 1992 | 1.49 |
| 1991 | 1.496 |
| 1990 | 1.48 |
| 1989 | 1.457 |
| 1988 | 1.46 |
| 1987 | 1.465 |
| 1986 | 1.473 |
| 1985 | 1.466 |
| 1984 | 1.464 |
| 1983 | 1.464 |
| 1982 | 1.472 |
| 1981 | 1.48 |
| 1980 | 1.399 |
| 1979 | 1.398 |
| 1978 | 1.373 |
| 1977 | 1.388 |
| 1976 | 1.484 |
| 1975 | 1.703 |
| 1974 | 1.841 |
| 1973 | 2.071 |
| 1972 | 2.579 |
| 1971 | 2.525 |
| 1970 | 2.677 |
| 1969 | 2.737 |
| 1968 | 2.784 |
| 1967 | 2.971 |
| 1966 | 2.682 |
| 1965 | 2.539 |
| 1964 | 2.511 |
| 1963 | 2.561 |
| 1962 | 2.337 |
| 1961 | 2.15 |
| 1960 | 2.369 |
| 1959 | 2.29 |
| 1958 | 2.833 |
| 1957 | 2.781 |
| 1956 | 1.951 |
| 1955 | 1.801 |
| 1954 | 1.305 |
| 1953 | -0.029 |
| 1952 | -1.458 |
| 1951 | -4.823 |
| 1950 | -5.003 |

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