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

North Korea and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	North Korea	Portugal	North Korea	Portugal
1960	11,722,953	8,857,716	-	-
1961	11,990,713	8,929,316	2.28%	0.81%
1962	12,262,882	8,993,985	2.27%	0.72%
1963	12,567,057	9,030,355	2.48%	0.4%
1964	12,889,770	9,035,365	2.57%	0.06%
1965	13,219,369	8,998,595	2.56%	-0.41%
1966	13,569,094	8,930,990	2.65%	-0.75%
1967	13,958,350	8,874,520	2.87%	-0.63%
1968	14,365,596	8,836,650	2.92%	-0.43%
1969	14,767,615	8,757,705	2.8%	-0.89%
1970	15,172,775	8,680,431	2.74%	-0.88%
1971	15,572,457	8,643,756	2.63%	-0.42%
1972	15,975,069	8,630,430	2.59%	-0.15%
1973	16,350,367	8,633,100	2.35%	0.03%
1974	16,673,121	8,754,365	1.97%	1.4%
1975	16,971,055	9,093,470	1.79%	3.87%
1976	17,243,450	9,355,810	1.61%	2.88%
1977	17,492,798	9,455,675	1.45%	1.07%
1978	17,735,995	9,558,250	1.39%	1.08%
1979	17,983,470	9,661,265	1.4%	1.08%
1980	18,236,786	9,766,312	1.41%	1.09%
1981	18,501,295	9,851,362	1.45%	0.87%
1982	18,776,357	9,911,771	1.49%	0.61%
1983	19,054,034	9,957,865	1.48%	0.47%
1984	19,335,043	9,996,232	1.47%	0.39%
1985	19,620,388	10,023,613	1.48%	0.27%
1986	19,910,855	10,032,734	1.48%	0.09%
1987	20,205,483	10,030,031	1.48%	-0.03%
1988	20,503,161	10,019,610	1.47%	-0.1%
1989	20,804,367	10,005,000	1.47%	-0.15%
1990	21,112,137	9,983,218	1.48%	-0.22%
1991	21,428,638	9,960,235	1.5%	-0.23%
1992	21,750,911	9,952,494	1.5%	-0.08%
1993	22,073,352	9,964,675	1.48%	0.12%
1994	22,393,975	9,991,525	1.45%	0.27%
1995	22,669,304	10,026,176	1.23%	0.35%
1996	22,895,746	10,063,945	1%	0.38%
1997	23,110,830	10,108,977	0.94%	0.45%
1998	23,311,564	10,160,196	0.87%	0.51%
1999	23,497,599	10,217,828	0.8%	0.57%
2000	23,665,910	10,289,898	0.72%	0.71%
2001	23,815,358	10,362,722	0.63%	0.71%
2002	23,943,973	10,419,631	0.54%	0.55%
2003	24,090,380	10,458,821	0.61%	0.38%
2004	24,254,943	10,483,861	0.68%	0.24%
2005	24,396,433	10,503,330	0.58%	0.19%
2006	24,524,507	10,522,288	0.52%	0.18%
2007	24,646,383	10,542,964	0.5%	0.2%
2008	24,764,618	10,558,177	0.48%	0.14%
2009	24,878,332	10,568,247	0.46%	0.1%
2010	24,987,258	10,573,100	0.44%	0.05%
2011	25,097,874	10,557,560	0.44%	-0.15%
2012	25,211,728	10,514,844	0.45%	-0.4%
2013	25,329,451	10,457,295	0.47%	-0.55%
2014	25,451,262	10,401,062	0.48%	-0.54%
2015	25,575,350	10,358,076	0.49%	-0.41%
2016	25,698,326	10,325,452	0.48%	-0.31%
2017	25,817,709	10,300,300	0.46%	-0.24%
2018	25,931,147	10,283,822	0.44%	-0.16%
2019	26,037,632	10,286,263	0.41%	0.02%
2020	26,136,312	10,297,081	0.38%	0.11%
2021	26,232,534	10,361,831	0.37%	0.63%
2022	26,328,845	10,434,332	0.37%	0.7%
2023	26,418,204	10,578,174	0.34%	1.38%
2024	26,498,823	10,701,636	0.31%	1.17%
2025	26,571,033	10,687,819	0.27%	-0.13%
2026	26,633,682	10,670,917	0.24%	-0.16%
2027	26,686,492	10,653,073	0.2%	-0.17%
2028	26,729,261	10,632,868	0.16%	-0.19%
2029	26,762,008	10,611,484	0.12%	-0.2%
2030	26,784,894	10,591,436	0.09%	-0.19%
2031	26,797,946	10,571,418	0.05%	-0.19%
2032	26,801,071	10,549,456	0.01%	-0.21%
2033	26,795,061	10,526,482	-0.02%	-0.22%
2034	26,780,481	10,502,882	-0.05%	-0.22%
2035	26,757,705	10,478,843	-0.09%	-0.23%
2036	26,727,309	10,454,630	-0.11%	-0.23%
2037	26,689,907	10,430,128	-0.14%	-0.23%
2038	26,646,323	10,404,947	-0.16%	-0.24%
2039	26,596,967	10,377,968	-0.19%	-0.26%
2040	26,542,417	10,349,515	-0.21%	-0.27%
2041	26,483,475	10,321,577	-0.22%	-0.27%
2042	26,420,812	10,294,106	-0.24%	-0.27%
2043	26,354,324	10,264,596	-0.25%	-0.29%
2044	26,284,000	10,233,543	-0.27%	-0.3%
2045	26,210,196	10,201,832	-0.28%	-0.31%
2046	26,132,922	10,168,932	-0.29%	-0.32%
2047	26,052,086	10,135,159	-0.31%	-0.33%
2048	25,967,581	10,101,419	-0.32%	-0.33%
2049	25,879,244	10,066,064	-0.34%	-0.35%
2050	25,787,120	10,029,252	-0.36%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of North Korea increased by 1,178,917 people (a 4.83% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, North Korea gained 1,046,007 (a 4.09% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

North Korea was ranked 46th most populous country in 2005 and is 56th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) North Korea's population will shrink by 3.13% to 25,787,120 people with a rank change from 56th to 66th. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.