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Population in Azerbaijan compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,246,996 in 2025 vs 26,571,036 people in North Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,333,222 people compared to 26,668,308 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 2.58 times bigger than Azerbaijan's.
  • Azerbaijan is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +0.39% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.48M people to 10.3M (21.8% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.74% growth).

Azerbaijan vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Azerbaijan North Korea
2100 9,920,946 19,601,003
2099 9,953,980 19,729,897
2098 9,986,528 19,859,274
2097 10,018,196 19,989,589
2096 10,048,979 20,120,795
2095 10,079,993 20,252,653
2094 10,110,334 20,384,384
2093 10,140,286 20,516,457
2092 10,169,831 20,649,140
2091 10,199,202 20,781,939
2090 10,229,061 20,914,434
2089 10,258,649 21,046,685
2088 10,288,213 21,178,406
2087 10,318,437 21,310,103
2086 10,348,491 21,441,361
2085 10,379,308 21,571,843
2084 10,410,178 21,701,761
2083 10,440,836 21,830,989
2082 10,472,391 21,960,135
2081 10,504,274 22,088,774
2080 10,536,239 22,216,836
2079 10,567,757 22,344,442
2078 10,598,026 22,471,597
2077 10,628,473 22,598,635
2076 10,657,886 22,725,293
2075 10,687,607 22,852,140
2074 10,715,607 22,979,532
2073 10,743,685 23,107,165
2072 10,770,511 23,234,961
2071 10,796,544 23,363,260
2070 10,821,791 23,491,789
2069 10,844,859 23,621,167
2068 10,867,226 23,750,741
2067 10,888,841 23,880,460
2066 10,908,762 24,010,584
2065 10,928,463 24,140,518
2064 10,946,567 24,269,765
2063 10,963,818 24,397,924
2062 10,980,154 24,525,403
2061 10,997,125 24,651,788
2060 11,013,313 24,776,326
2059 11,028,121 24,898,430
2058 11,041,267 25,018,630
2057 11,054,559 25,135,871
2056 11,066,039 25,250,670
2055 11,075,654 25,361,704
2054 11,082,837 25,469,578
2053 11,088,828 25,574,137
2052 11,092,223 25,675,211
2051 11,093,913 25,772,870
2050 11,093,138 25,866,886
2049 11,091,184 25,957,363
2048 11,085,078 26,043,774
2047 11,075,952 26,126,594
2046 11,065,177 26,205,638
2045 11,050,476 26,281,344
2044 11,034,185 26,353,455
2043 11,014,313 26,422,173
2042 10,991,727 26,486,580
2041 10,966,032 26,547,651
2040 10,937,206 26,604,634
2039 10,904,660 26,656,882
2038 10,870,141 26,703,458
2037 10,832,279 26,744,185
2036 10,792,280 26,778,348
2035 10,749,895 26,805,065
2034 10,705,992 26,823,948
2033 10,660,561 26,834,263
2032 10,613,315 26,835,978
2031 10,565,108 26,827,992
2030 10,515,958 26,809,850
2029 10,465,039 26,782,161
2028 10,412,863 26,744,278
2027 10,359,942 26,696,504
2026 10,305,002 26,638,530
2025 10,246,996 26,571,036
2024 10,202,830 26,498,823
2023 10,153,958 26,418,204
2022 10,141,756 26,328,845
2021 10,137,750 26,232,534
2020 10,093,121 26,136,312
2019 10,024,283 26,037,632
2018 9,939,771 25,931,147
2017 9,854,033 25,817,709
2016 9,757,812 25,698,326
2015 9,649,341 25,575,350
2014 9,535,079 25,451,262
2013 9,416,801 25,329,451
2012 9,295,784 25,211,728
2011 9,173,082 25,097,874
2010 9,054,332 24,987,258
2009 8,947,243 24,878,332
2008 8,763,400 24,764,618
2007 8,581,300 24,646,383
2006 8,484,550 24,524,507
2005 8,391,850 24,396,433
2004 8,306,500 24,254,943
2003 8,234,100 24,090,380
2002 8,171,950 23,943,973
2001 8,111,200 23,815,358
2000 8,048,600 23,665,910
1999 7,982,750 23,497,599
1998 7,913,000 23,311,564
1997 7,838,250 23,110,830
1996 7,763,000 22,895,746
1995 7,684,850 22,669,304
1994 7,596,550 22,393,975
1993 7,494,800 22,073,352
1992 7,382,050 21,750,911
1991 7,271,300 21,428,638
1990 7,175,200 21,112,137
1989 7,076,550 20,804,367
1988 6,974,600 20,503,161
1987 6,875,350 20,205,483
1986 6,770,300 19,910,855
1985 6,670,150 19,620,388
1984 6,567,850 19,335,043
1983 6,459,800 19,054,034
1982 6,357,550 18,776,357
1981 6,257,750 18,501,295
1980 6,160,500 18,236,786
1979 6,071,300 17,983,470
1978 5,976,150 17,735,995
1977 5,876,150 17,492,798
1976 5,781,000 17,243,450
1975 5,689,050 16,971,055
1974 5,594,100 16,673,121
1973 5,493,900 16,350,367
1972 5,391,450 15,975,069
1971 5,282,950 15,572,457
1970 5,172,050 15,172,775
1969 5,063,300 14,767,615
1968 4,948,500 14,365,596
1967 4,832,000 13,958,350
1966 4,708,150 13,569,094
1965 4,574,650 13,219,369
1964 4,439,250 12,889,770
1963 4,293,550 12,567,057
1962 4,168,150 12,262,882
1961 4,045,750 11,990,713
1960 3,894,500 11,722,953

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/azerbaijan/north-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,273,262 people (a 15% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Azerbaijan gained 575,410 people (a 5.9% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 969,982 people (a 3.77% growth).

Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Azerbaijan's population will grow by 7.35% to 11,093,138 people with a rank change from 96th to 94th. The population of North Korea will decrease by 3.01% to 25,866,886 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Azerbaijan North Korea
2100 -0.33% -0.65%
2099 -0.33% -0.65%
2098 -0.32% -0.65%
2097 -0.31% -0.65%
2096 -0.31% -0.65%
2095 -0.3% -0.65%
2094 -0.3% -0.64%
2093 -0.29% -0.64%
2092 -0.29% -0.64%
2091 -0.29% -0.63%
2090 -0.29% -0.63%
2089 -0.29% -0.62%
2088 -0.29% -0.62%
2087 -0.29% -0.61%
2086 -0.3% -0.6%
2085 -0.3% -0.6%
2084 -0.29% -0.59%
2083 -0.3% -0.59%
2082 -0.3% -0.58%
2081 -0.3% -0.58%
2080 -0.3% -0.57%
2079 -0.29% -0.57%
2078 -0.29% -0.56%
2077 -0.28% -0.56%
2076 -0.28% -0.56%
2075 -0.26% -0.55%
2074 -0.26% -0.55%
2073 -0.25% -0.55%
2072 -0.24% -0.55%
2071 -0.23% -0.55%
2070 -0.21% -0.55%
2069 -0.21% -0.55%
2068 -0.2% -0.54%
2067 -0.18% -0.54%
2066 -0.18% -0.54%
2065 -0.17% -0.53%
2064 -0.16% -0.53%
2063 -0.15% -0.52%
2062 -0.15% -0.51%
2061 -0.15% -0.5%
2060 -0.13% -0.49%
2059 -0.12% -0.48%
2058 -0.12% -0.47%
2057 -0.1% -0.45%
2056 -0.09% -0.44%
2055 -0.06% -0.42%
2054 -0.05% -0.41%
2053 -0.03% -0.39%
2052 -0.02% -0.38%
2051 0.007% -0.36%
2050 0.02% -0.35%
2049 0.06% -0.33%
2048 0.08% -0.32%
2047 0.1% -0.3%
2046 0.13% -0.29%
2045 0.15% -0.27%
2044 0.18% -0.26%
2043 0.21% -0.24%
2042 0.23% -0.23%
2041 0.26% -0.21%
2040 0.3% -0.2%
2039 0.32% -0.17%
2038 0.35% -0.15%
2037 0.37% -0.13%
2036 0.39% -0.1%
2035 0.41% -0.07%
2034 0.43% -0.04%
2033 0.45% -0.006%
2032 0.46% 0.03%
2031 0.47% 0.07%
2030 0.49% 0.1%
2029 0.5% 0.14%
2028 0.51% 0.18%
2027 0.53% 0.22%
2026 0.57% 0.25%
2025 0.43% 0.27%
2024 0.48% 0.31%
2023 0.12% 0.34%
2022 0.04% 0.37%
2021 0.44% 0.37%
2020 0.69% 0.38%
2019 0.85% 0.41%
2018 0.87% 0.44%
2017 0.99% 0.46%
2016 1.12% 0.48%
2015 1.2% 0.49%
2014 1.26% 0.48%
2013 1.3% 0.47%
2012 1.34% 0.45%
2011 1.31% 0.44%
2010 1.2% 0.44%
2009 2.1% 0.46%
2008 2.12% 0.48%
2007 1.14% 0.5%
2006 1.1% 0.52%
2005 1.03% 0.58%
2004 0.88% 0.68%
2003 0.76% 0.61%
2002 0.75% 0.54%
2001 0.78% 0.63%
2000 0.82% 0.72%
1999 0.88% 0.8%
1998 0.95% 0.87%
1997 0.97% 0.94%
1996 1.02% 1%
1995 1.16% 1.23%
1994 1.36% 1.45%
1993 1.53% 1.48%
1992 1.52% 1.5%
1991 1.34% 1.5%
1990 1.39% 1.48%
1989 1.46% 1.47%
1988 1.44% 1.47%
1987 1.55% 1.48%
1986 1.5% 1.48%
1985 1.56% 1.48%
1984 1.67% 1.47%
1983 1.61% 1.48%
1982 1.59% 1.49%
1981 1.58% 1.45%
1980 1.47% 1.41%
1979 1.59% 1.4%
1978 1.7% 1.39%
1977 1.65% 1.45%
1976 1.62% 1.61%
1975 1.7% 1.79%
1974 1.82% 1.97%
1973 1.9% 2.35%
1972 2.05% 2.59%
1971 2.14% 2.63%
1970 2.15% 2.74%
1969 2.32% 2.8%
1968 2.41% 2.92%
1967 2.63% 2.87%
1966 2.92% 2.65%
1965 3.05% 2.56%
1964 3.39% 2.57%
1963 3.01% 2.48%
1962 3.03% 2.27%
1961 3.88% 2.28%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/azerbaijan/north-korea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Azerbaijan grew by 0.43%, while North Korea's population grew by 0.27%.

Live population counters

Azerbaijan North Korea
Current population
10333222
26668308
Population rank 96/197 57/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.32%
One net population change
11.9 minutes
7.3 minutes
One birth every
5.15 minutes
1.54 minutes
One death every
8.88 minutes
2.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +121 +198
Annual growth/decline +44,166 +72,213
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +0.27%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 146/197
One migration net change every
1.01 hours
3.15 hours
Annual migration change +8,731 -2,787
Net migration rank 45/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 218,460 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 109/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 132/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Azerbaijan
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Azerbaijan North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 8,731 - -2,787
2024 42,852 10,864 79,496 -2,473
2023 52,800 -84,122 86,203 -1,997
2022 61,865 9,086 96,495 -1,997
2021 35,483 1,073 99,710 -1,585
2020 50,466 1,073 95,920 -1,585
2019 85,207 384 106,208 -3,142
2018 81,506 -37,559 113,164 -3,225
2017 86,715 -11,324 120,181 -3,224
2016 102,457 4,671 125,048 -3,222
2015 110,967 1,073 127,365 -3,208
2014 115,374 1,073 127,078 -3,042
2013 117,710 2,291 122,519 -2,933
2012 119,915 1,986 118,773 -2,919
2011 122,002 1,686 114,798 -2,957
2010 112,274 1,373 112,443 -3,053
2009 99,315 883 111,530 -3,058
2008 99,903 15,047 122,015 -3,051
2007 97,827 17,112 120,521 -3,021
2006 96,724 16,909 129,171 -2,948
2005 89,793 16,431 132,765 -2,861
2004 81,403 13,486 155,838 -2,758
2003 64,226 13,153 178,775 -2,717
2002 63,741 15,068 119,504 -2,763
2001 64,890 16,252 143,321 -2,884
2000 70,023 15,938 161,591 -3,142
1999 71,047 5,300 181,613 -3,443
1998 77,548 13,101 197,589 -3,706
1997 84,653 24,475 211,325 -3,745
1996 80,735 42,667 226,095 -3,512
1995 93,755 32,139 233,381 -3,094
1994 107,112 21,376 320,861 -517
1993 123,664 -12,224 320,880 0
1992 133,615 -23,984 324,002 0
1991 147,607 -49,814 320,551 0
1990 142,069 -63,324 312,460 0
1989 141,531 -101,986 303,078 0
1988 136,702 -25,290 299,305 0
1987 138,195 -69,061 296,030 0
1986 141,499 -60,841 293,227 0
1985 132,068 -57,247 287,714 0
1984 130,043 -50,685 282,987 0
1983 125,966 -28,573 279,046 0
1982 117,615 -28,467 276,332 0
1981 121,400 -28,276 273,800 0
1980 110,279 -27,778 255,206 0
1979 104,864 -24,019 251,409 0
1978 102,831 14,836 243,533 0
1977 102,304 39,074 242,870 0
1976 103,370 40,241 255,841 0
1975 103,472 -3,847 288,966 0
1974 103,872 -3,847 306,902 0
1973 103,208 -3,847 338,600 0
1972 105,009 -3,847 411,997 0
1971 106,948 -3,847 393,220 0
1970 108,976 -3,847 406,129 0
1969 111,387 -3,847 404,189 0
1968 115,379 -3,847 399,837 0
1967 118,988 -3,847 414,632 0
1966 126,678 -3,848 363,882 0
1965 131,114 -3,848 335,587 0
1964 134,971 -1,629 323,623 0
1963 136,762 -192 321,805 0
1962 135,928 -183 286,534 0
1961 133,870 -171 257,788 0
1960 127,982 -148 277,717 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/azerbaijan/north-korea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 87.1% of the population change in Azerbaijan is from natural causes (a gain of 710,318 people) and 12.9% is from migration (a loss of 104,781 people). In North Korea 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,049,790 people) and 2.39% is from migration (a loss of 25,658 people).

As of 2024, 218,460 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Azerbaijan, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Azerbaijan
City Population
Baku 2.3M
Sumqayit 341K
Ganja 331K
Sirvan 86.5K
Shaki 68.4K
Yevlakh 59K
Lankaran 51.3K
Khachmaz 39.9K
Barda 38.5K
Oguz 7.4K
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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