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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 26,659,144 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 55.5 times bigger than North Korea's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 18.2% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +0.41% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.7% growth).

India vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India North Korea
2100 1,515,897,176 19,604,631
2099 1,523,583,618 19,733,548
2098 1,531,281,096 19,862,949
2097 1,538,914,978 19,993,288
2096 1,546,515,506 20,124,518
2095 1,554,100,337 20,256,401
2094 1,561,632,624 20,388,156
2093 1,569,112,481 20,520,253
2092 1,576,470,228 20,652,961
2091 1,583,793,450 20,785,785
2090 1,591,038,578 20,918,305
2089 1,598,165,996 21,050,580
2088 1,605,169,643 21,182,325
2087 1,612,023,916 21,314,047
2086 1,618,795,931 21,445,329
2085 1,625,424,591 21,575,835
2084 1,631,854,605 21,705,777
2083 1,638,132,423 21,835,029
2082 1,644,206,476 21,964,199
2081 1,650,106,942 22,092,862
2080 1,655,799,569 22,220,948
2079 1,661,261,962 22,348,577
2078 1,666,477,951 22,475,755
2077 1,671,444,317 22,602,817
2076 1,676,151,275 22,729,499
2075 1,680,606,119 22,856,369
2074 1,684,743,082 22,983,784
2073 1,688,579,113 23,111,441
2072 1,692,138,648 23,239,261
2071 1,695,351,098 23,367,583
2070 1,698,255,829 23,496,136
2069 1,700,813,392 23,625,538
2068 1,703,025,450 23,755,136
2067 1,704,872,725 23,884,879
2066 1,706,347,017 24,015,027
2065 1,707,540,131 24,144,985
2064 1,708,362,011 24,274,257
2063 1,708,845,280 24,402,439
2062 1,709,011,618 24,529,941
2061 1,708,866,368 24,656,350
2060 1,708,344,645 24,780,911
2059 1,707,488,768 24,903,037
2058 1,706,314,224 25,023,260
2057 1,704,805,210 25,140,523
2056 1,703,013,988 25,255,342
2055 1,700,890,479 25,366,397
2054 1,698,473,703 25,474,292
2053 1,695,661,388 25,578,870
2052 1,692,531,993 25,679,963
2051 1,689,057,795 25,777,639
2050 1,685,236,057 25,871,673
2049 1,681,083,344 25,962,167
2048 1,676,576,931 26,048,593
2047 1,671,678,054 26,131,429
2046 1,666,371,707 26,210,487
2045 1,660,667,112 26,286,208
2044 1,654,556,840 26,358,331
2043 1,648,067,988 26,427,062
2042 1,641,136,901 26,491,482
2041 1,633,771,970 26,552,564
2040 1,625,990,392 26,609,557
2039 1,617,818,911 26,661,815
2038 1,609,238,166 26,708,400
2037 1,600,212,760 26,749,134
2036 1,590,731,970 26,783,304
2035 1,580,864,963 26,810,026
2034 1,570,629,033 26,828,912
2033 1,560,043,145 26,839,229
2032 1,549,098,676 26,840,944
2031 1,537,810,507 26,832,957
2030 1,526,192,552 26,814,812
2029 1,514,274,850 26,787,117
2028 1,502,102,657 26,749,227
2027 1,489,628,314 26,701,444
2026 1,476,911,618 26,643,460
2025 1,463,993,377 26,575,953
2024 1,450,935,791 26,498,823
2023 1,438,069,596 26,418,204
2022 1,425,423,212 26,328,845
2021 1,414,203,896 26,232,534
2020 1,402,617,695 26,136,312
2019 1,389,030,312 26,037,632
2018 1,374,659,064 25,931,147
2017 1,359,657,400 25,817,709
2016 1,343,944,296 25,698,326
2015 1,328,024,498 25,575,350
2014 1,312,277,191 25,451,262
2013 1,295,829,511 25,329,451
2012 1,278,674,502 25,211,728
2011 1,261,224,954 25,097,874
2010 1,243,481,564 24,987,258
2009 1,225,524,753 24,878,332
2008 1,207,930,964 24,764,618
2007 1,190,676,021 24,646,383
2006 1,172,878,890 24,524,507
2005 1,154,676,322 24,396,433
2004 1,135,991,513 24,254,943
2003 1,116,803,006 24,090,380
2002 1,097,600,380 23,943,973
2001 1,077,898,575 23,815,358
2000 1,057,922,733 23,665,910
1999 1,038,225,823 23,497,599
1998 1,018,665,080 23,311,564
1997 999,133,762 23,110,830
1996 979,678,458 22,895,746
1995 960,301,044 22,669,304
1994 941,163,767 22,393,975
1993 922,118,387 22,073,352
1992 902,957,070 21,750,911
1991 883,927,600 21,428,638
1990 864,972,221 21,112,137
1989 846,039,529 20,804,367
1988 827,342,990 20,503,161
1987 808,931,270 20,205,483
1986 790,689,978 19,910,855
1985 772,647,793 19,620,388
1984 754,875,449 19,335,043
1983 737,372,681 19,054,034
1982 720,313,473 18,776,357
1981 703,696,250 18,501,295
1980 687,354,025 18,236,786
1979 671,155,747 17,983,470
1978 655,728,229 17,735,995
1977 640,801,103 17,492,798
1976 625,861,883 17,243,450
1975 611,309,535 16,971,055
1974 597,041,391 16,673,121
1973 583,465,598 16,350,367
1972 570,482,142 15,975,069
1971 558,096,387 15,572,457
1970 545,864,268 15,172,775
1969 533,880,544 14,767,615
1968 522,716,889 14,365,596
1967 511,606,372 13,958,350
1966 500,740,247 13,569,094
1965 490,140,146 13,219,369
1964 479,229,598 12,889,770
1963 468,138,575 12,567,057
1962 457,283,090 12,262,882
1961 446,564,729 11,990,713
1960 435,990,338 11,722,953

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of North Korea will decrease by 2.95% to 25,871,673 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India North Korea
2100 -0.5% -0.65%
2099 -0.5% -0.65%
2098 -0.5% -0.65%
2097 -0.49% -0.65%
2096 -0.49% -0.65%
2095 -0.48% -0.65%
2094 -0.48% -0.64%
2093 -0.47% -0.64%
2092 -0.46% -0.64%
2091 -0.46% -0.63%
2090 -0.45% -0.63%
2089 -0.44% -0.62%
2088 -0.43% -0.62%
2087 -0.42% -0.61%
2086 -0.41% -0.6%
2085 -0.39% -0.6%
2084 -0.38% -0.59%
2083 -0.37% -0.59%
2082 -0.36% -0.58%
2081 -0.34% -0.58%
2080 -0.33% -0.57%
2079 -0.31% -0.57%
2078 -0.3% -0.56%
2077 -0.28% -0.56%
2076 -0.27% -0.56%
2075 -0.25% -0.55%
2074 -0.23% -0.55%
2073 -0.21% -0.55%
2072 -0.19% -0.55%
2071 -0.17% -0.55%
2070 -0.15% -0.55%
2069 -0.13% -0.55%
2068 -0.11% -0.54%
2067 -0.09% -0.54%
2066 -0.07% -0.54%
2065 -0.05% -0.53%
2064 -0.03% -0.53%
2063 -0.01% -0.52%
2062 0.008% -0.51%
2061 0.03% -0.5%
2060 0.05% -0.49%
2059 0.07% -0.48%
2058 0.09% -0.47%
2057 0.11% -0.45%
2056 0.12% -0.44%
2055 0.14% -0.42%
2054 0.17% -0.41%
2053 0.18% -0.39%
2052 0.21% -0.38%
2051 0.23% -0.36%
2050 0.25% -0.35%
2049 0.27% -0.33%
2048 0.29% -0.32%
2047 0.32% -0.3%
2046 0.34% -0.29%
2045 0.37% -0.27%
2044 0.39% -0.26%
2043 0.42% -0.24%
2042 0.45% -0.23%
2041 0.48% -0.21%
2040 0.51% -0.2%
2039 0.53% -0.17%
2038 0.56% -0.15%
2037 0.6% -0.13%
2036 0.62% -0.1%
2035 0.65% -0.07%
2034 0.68% -0.04%
2033 0.71% -0.006%
2032 0.73% 0.03%
2031 0.76% 0.07%
2030 0.79% 0.1%
2029 0.81% 0.14%
2028 0.84% 0.18%
2027 0.86% 0.22%
2026 0.88% 0.25%
2025 0.9% 0.29%
2024 0.89% 0.31%
2023 0.89% 0.34%
2022 0.79% 0.37%
2021 0.83% 0.37%
2020 0.98% 0.38%
2019 1.05% 0.41%
2018 1.1% 0.44%
2017 1.17% 0.46%
2016 1.2% 0.48%
2015 1.2% 0.49%
2014 1.27% 0.48%
2013 1.34% 0.47%
2012 1.38% 0.45%
2011 1.43% 0.44%
2010 1.47% 0.44%
2009 1.46% 0.46%
2008 1.45% 0.48%
2007 1.52% 0.5%
2006 1.58% 0.52%
2005 1.64% 0.58%
2004 1.72% 0.68%
2003 1.75% 0.61%
2002 1.83% 0.54%
2001 1.89% 0.63%
2000 1.9% 0.72%
1999 1.92% 0.8%
1998 1.95% 0.87%
1997 1.99% 0.94%
1996 2.02% 1%
1995 2.03% 1.23%
1994 2.07% 1.45%
1993 2.12% 1.48%
1992 2.15% 1.5%
1991 2.19% 1.5%
1990 2.24% 1.48%
1989 2.26% 1.47%
1988 2.28% 1.47%
1987 2.31% 1.48%
1986 2.34% 1.48%
1985 2.35% 1.48%
1984 2.37% 1.47%
1983 2.37% 1.48%
1982 2.36% 1.49%
1981 2.38% 1.45%
1980 2.41% 1.41%
1979 2.35% 1.4%
1978 2.33% 1.39%
1977 2.39% 1.45%
1976 2.38% 1.61%
1975 2.39% 1.79%
1974 2.33% 1.97%
1973 2.28% 2.35%
1972 2.22% 2.59%
1971 2.24% 2.63%
1970 2.24% 2.74%
1969 2.14% 2.8%
1968 2.17% 2.92%
1967 2.17% 2.87%
1966 2.16% 2.65%
1965 2.28% 2.56%
1964 2.37% 2.57%
1963 2.37% 2.48%
1962 2.4% 2.27%
1961 2.43% 2.28%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while North Korea's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

India North Korea
Current population
1480351380
26659144
Population rank 1/197 57/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.32%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
6.52 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
1.54 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
2.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +221
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +80,619
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 150/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
3.15 hours
Annual migration change -495,753 -2,787
Net migration rank 195/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -2,787
2024 - -630,830 - -2,473
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 86,203 -1,997
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 96,495 -1,997
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 99,710 -1,585
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 95,920 -1,585
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 106,208 -3,142
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 113,164 -3,225
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 120,181 -3,224
2016 16,202,593 81,248 125,048 -3,222
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 127,365 -3,208
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 127,078 -3,042
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 122,519 -2,933
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 118,773 -2,919
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 114,798 -2,957
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 112,443 -3,053
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 111,530 -3,058
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 122,015 -3,051
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 120,521 -3,021
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 129,171 -2,948
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 132,765 -2,861
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 155,838 -2,758
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 178,775 -2,717
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 119,504 -2,763
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 143,321 -2,884
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 161,591 -3,142
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 181,613 -3,443
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 197,589 -3,706
1997 19,494,098 880 211,325 -3,745
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 226,095 -3,512
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 233,381 -3,094
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 320,861 -517
1993 19,152,399 2,364 320,880 0
1992 19,132,757 35,155 324,002 0
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 320,551 0
1990 18,893,588 125,514 312,460 0
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 303,078 0
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 299,305 0
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 296,030 0
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 293,227 0
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 287,714 0
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 282,987 0
1983 17,219,127 119,694 279,046 0
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 276,332 0
1981 16,422,159 33,243 273,800 0
1980 16,018,786 210,914 255,206 0
1979 15,392,957 774,094 251,409 0
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 243,533 0
1977 14,575,662 590,626 242,870 0
1976 14,435,504 275,984 255,841 0
1975 13,958,642 434,205 288,966 0
1974 13,795,836 347,869 306,902 0
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 338,600 0
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 411,997 0
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 393,220 0
1970 12,417,866 233,782 406,129 0
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 404,189 0
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 399,837 0
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 414,632 0
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 363,882 0
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 335,587 0
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 323,623 0
1963 11,016,705 21,640 321,805 0
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 286,534 0
1961 10,468,816 295,177 257,788 0
1960 10,237,489 146,955 277,717 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people). In North Korea 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,097,372 people) and 2.33% is from migration (a loss of 26,227 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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