The latest officially reported population of Liechtenstein was 40,197 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liechtenstein's population is 40,646 people compared to 26,621,357 in North Korea.
Population statistics:
- North Korea's population is 655 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
- Liechtenstein is ranked the 190th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 56th.
- The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.0005% for Liechtenstein vs 0.32% for North Korea.
- For the last 10 years, Liechtenstein has had an average growth rate of +0.76% per year vs +0.41% in North Korea.
- Since 2005, the population of Liechtenstein has increased from 34.8K people to 40.6K (17% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.4M to 26.6M (9.12% growth).
- Liechtenstein is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 43.9K people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.
Liechtenstein vs North Korea: live population counter
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| Current population |
40646
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26621357
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| Population rank | 190/197 | 56/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0005% | 0.32% |
| One net population change |
1.05 days
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6.52 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.01 days
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1.54 minutes
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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2.05 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.77 days
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3.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | +206 | -2,473 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +221 |
| Annual growth/decline | +347 | +80,619 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.87% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 111/197 | 149/197 |
Liechtenstein and North Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 16,451 | 11,722,953 | - | - |
| 1961 | 16,877 | 11,990,713 | 2.59% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 17,443 | 12,262,882 | 3.35% | 2.27% |
| 1963 | 18,093 | 12,567,057 | 3.73% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 18,755 | 12,889,770 | 3.66% | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 19,195 | 13,219,369 | 2.35% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 19,610 | 13,569,094 | 2.16% | 2.65% |
| 1967 | 20,175 | 13,958,350 | 2.88% | 2.87% |
| 1968 | 20,835 | 14,365,596 | 3.27% | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 21,084 | 14,767,615 | 1.2% | 2.8% |
| 1970 | 21,140 | 15,172,775 | 0.27% | 2.74% |
| 1971 | 21,600 | 15,572,457 | 2.18% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 22,132 | 15,975,069 | 2.46% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 22,785 | 16,350,367 | 2.95% | 2.35% |
| 1974 | 23,451 | 16,673,121 | 2.92% | 1.97% |
| 1975 | 23,846 | 16,971,055 | 1.68% | 1.79% |
| 1976 | 24,058 | 17,243,450 | 0.89% | 1.61% |
| 1977 | 24,442 | 17,492,798 | 1.6% | 1.45% |
| 1978 | 25,028 | 17,735,995 | 2.4% | 1.39% |
| 1979 | 25,575 | 17,983,470 | 2.19% | 1.4% |
| 1980 | 25,512 | 18,236,786 | -0.25% | 1.41% |
| 1981 | 25,673 | 18,501,295 | 0.63% | 1.45% |
| 1982 | 26,255 | 18,776,357 | 2.27% | 1.49% |
| 1983 | 26,446 | 19,054,034 | 0.73% | 1.48% |
| 1984 | 26,596 | 19,335,043 | 0.57% | 1.47% |
| 1985 | 26,878 | 19,620,388 | 1.06% | 1.48% |
| 1986 | 27,238 | 19,910,855 | 1.34% | 1.48% |
| 1987 | 27,557 | 20,205,483 | 1.17% | 1.48% |
| 1988 | 27,948 | 20,503,161 | 1.42% | 1.47% |
| 1989 | 28,317 | 20,804,367 | 1.32% | 1.47% |
| 1990 | 28,742 | 21,112,137 | 1.5% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 29,209 | 21,428,638 | 1.62% | 1.5% |
| 1992 | 29,627 | 21,750,911 | 1.43% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 30,089 | 22,073,352 | 1.56% | 1.48% |
| 1994 | 30,470 | 22,393,975 | 1.27% | 1.45% |
| 1995 | 30,776 | 22,669,304 | 1% | 1.23% |
| 1996 | 31,033 | 22,895,746 | 0.84% | 1% |
| 1997 | 31,232 | 23,110,830 | 0.64% | 0.94% |
| 1998 | 31,668 | 23,311,564 | 1.4% | 0.87% |
| 1999 | 32,221 | 23,497,599 | 1.75% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 32,645 | 23,665,910 | 1.32% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 33,194 | 23,815,358 | 1.68% | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 33,694 | 23,943,973 | 1.51% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 34,079 | 24,090,380 | 1.14% | 0.61% |
| 2004 | 34,447 | 24,254,943 | 1.08% | 0.68% |
| 2005 | 34,753 | 24,396,433 | 0.89% | 0.58% |
| 2006 | 35,037 | 24,524,507 | 0.82% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 35,262 | 24,646,383 | 0.64% | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 35,473 | 24,764,618 | 0.6% | 0.48% |
| 2009 | 35,742 | 24,878,332 | 0.76% | 0.46% |
| 2010 | 36,022 | 24,987,258 | 0.78% | 0.44% |
| 2011 | 36,312 | 25,097,874 | 0.81% | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 36,657 | 25,211,728 | 0.95% | 0.45% |
| 2013 | 36,984 | 25,329,451 | 0.89% | 0.47% |
| 2014 | 37,248 | 25,451,262 | 0.71% | 0.48% |
| 2015 | 37,494 | 25,575,350 | 0.66% | 0.49% |
| 2016 | 37,716 | 25,698,326 | 0.59% | 0.48% |
| 2017 | 37,962 | 25,817,709 | 0.65% | 0.46% |
| 2018 | 38,246 | 25,931,147 | 0.75% | 0.44% |
| 2019 | 38,563 | 26,037,632 | 0.83% | 0.41% |
| 2020 | 38,901 | 26,136,312 | 0.88% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 39,182 | 26,232,534 | 0.72% | 0.37% |
| 2022 | 39,493 | 26,328,845 | 0.79% | 0.37% |
| 2023 | 39,850 | 26,418,204 | 0.9% | 0.34% |
| 2024 | 40,197 | 26,498,823 | 0.87% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 40,457 | 26,571,033 | 0.65% | 0.27% |
| 2026 | 40,693 | 26,633,682 | 0.58% | 0.24% |
| 2027 | 40,927 | 26,686,492 | 0.57% | 0.2% |
| 2028 | 41,138 | 26,729,261 | 0.51% | 0.16% |
| 2029 | 41,342 | 26,762,008 | 0.5% | 0.12% |
| 2030 | 41,538 | 26,784,894 | 0.47% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 41,729 | 26,797,946 | 0.46% | 0.05% |
| 2032 | 41,901 | 26,801,071 | 0.41% | 0.01% |
| 2033 | 42,058 | 26,795,061 | 0.38% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 42,205 | 26,780,481 | 0.35% | -0.05% |
| 2035 | 42,347 | 26,757,705 | 0.34% | -0.09% |
| 2036 | 42,469 | 26,727,309 | 0.29% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 42,576 | 26,689,907 | 0.25% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 42,688 | 26,646,323 | 0.26% | -0.16% |
| 2039 | 42,789 | 26,596,967 | 0.24% | -0.19% |
| 2040 | 42,877 | 26,542,417 | 0.2% | -0.21% |
| 2041 | 42,957 | 26,483,475 | 0.19% | -0.22% |
| 2042 | 43,031 | 26,420,812 | 0.17% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 43,098 | 26,354,324 | 0.16% | -0.25% |
| 2044 | 43,156 | 26,284,000 | 0.13% | -0.27% |
| 2045 | 43,202 | 26,210,196 | 0.11% | -0.28% |
| 2046 | 43,243 | 26,132,922 | 0.1% | -0.29% |
| 2047 | 43,284 | 26,052,086 | 0.09% | -0.31% |
| 2048 | 43,311 | 25,967,581 | 0.06% | -0.32% |
| 2049 | 43,335 | 25,879,244 | 0.06% | -0.34% |
| 2050 | 43,349 | 25,787,120 | 0.03% | -0.36% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Liechtenstein increased by 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth), while North Korea gained 1,178,917 people (a 4.83% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Liechtenstein gained 3,152 (a 8.41% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 1,046,007 (a 4.09% growth).
Liechtenstein was ranked 191st most populous country in 2005 and is 190th in 2025. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2005 and ranked 56th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Liechtenstein's population will grow by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th. The population of North Korea will decrease by 3.13% to 25,787,120 people and rank change from 56th to 66th.
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Population differences between Liechtenstein and North Korea
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| Life expectancy | 83.9 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 43.8 years | 38 years |
| Median age | 45.4 years | 37.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman |
| Population density | 651 ppl/mi² | 570 ppl/mi² |
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