The latest officially reported population of North Korea was 26,498,823 in 2024 vs 100,616 people in Saint Vincent in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Korea's population is 26,634,259 people compared to 99,240 in Saint Vincent.
Population statistics:
- North Korea's population is 268.4 times bigger than Saint Vincent's.
- North Korea is ranked the 56th most populous country in the world, while Saint Vincent is the 184th.
- The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.32% for North Korea vs 0.001% for Saint Vincent.
- For the last 10 years, North Korea has had an average growth rate of +0.41% per year vs -0.65% in Saint Vincent.
- Since 2006, the population of North Korea has increased from 24.5M people to 26.6M (8.6% growth), while Saint Vincent has declined from 112K to 99.2K (11.4% decline).
- North Korea is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 26.8M people, while Saint Vincent's population already peaked in 2000 at 114K people and is projected to decrease to 64.2K people by 2100.
North Korea vs Saint Vincent: live population counter
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| Current population |
26634259
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99240
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| Population rank | 56/197 | 184/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.32% | 0.001% |
| One net population change |
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12.4 hours
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| One birth every |
1.54 minutes
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7.12 hours
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| One death every |
2.05 minutes
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7.52 hours
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| One migration net change every |
3.54 hours
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11.9 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,473 | -737 |
| Daily growth/decline | +221 | -2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +80,619 | -707 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.31% | -0.7% |
| Population growth rate rank | 150/197 | 191/197 |
North Korea and Saint Vincent: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,722,953 | 84,388 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,990,713 | 85,870 | 2.28% | 1.76% |
| 1962 | 12,262,882 | 87,236 | 2.27% | 1.59% |
| 1963 | 12,567,057 | 88,523 | 2.48% | 1.48% |
| 1964 | 12,889,770 | 89,749 | 2.57% | 1.38% |
| 1965 | 13,219,369 | 90,927 | 2.56% | 1.31% |
| 1966 | 13,569,094 | 92,052 | 2.65% | 1.24% |
| 1967 | 13,958,350 | 93,124 | 2.87% | 1.16% |
| 1968 | 14,365,596 | 94,123 | 2.92% | 1.07% |
| 1969 | 14,767,615 | 95,058 | 2.8% | 0.99% |
| 1970 | 15,172,775 | 95,964 | 2.74% | 0.95% |
| 1971 | 15,572,457 | 96,872 | 2.63% | 0.95% |
| 1972 | 15,975,069 | 97,790 | 2.59% | 0.95% |
| 1973 | 16,350,367 | 98,691 | 2.35% | 0.92% |
| 1974 | 16,673,121 | 99,556 | 1.97% | 0.88% |
| 1975 | 16,971,055 | 100,387 | 1.79% | 0.83% |
| 1976 | 17,243,450 | 101,197 | 1.61% | 0.81% |
| 1977 | 17,492,798 | 101,999 | 1.45% | 0.79% |
| 1978 | 17,735,995 | 102,775 | 1.39% | 0.76% |
| 1979 | 17,983,470 | 103,478 | 1.4% | 0.68% |
| 1980 | 18,236,786 | 104,213 | 1.41% | 0.71% |
| 1981 | 18,501,295 | 105,073 | 1.45% | 0.83% |
| 1982 | 18,776,357 | 105,969 | 1.49% | 0.85% |
| 1983 | 19,054,034 | 106,838 | 1.48% | 0.82% |
| 1984 | 19,335,043 | 107,687 | 1.47% | 0.79% |
| 1985 | 19,620,388 | 108,506 | 1.48% | 0.76% |
| 1986 | 19,910,855 | 109,281 | 1.48% | 0.71% |
| 1987 | 20,205,483 | 110,001 | 1.48% | 0.66% |
| 1988 | 20,503,161 | 110,658 | 1.47% | 0.6% |
| 1989 | 20,804,367 | 111,272 | 1.47% | 0.55% |
| 1990 | 21,112,137 | 111,812 | 1.48% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 21,428,638 | 112,222 | 1.5% | 0.37% |
| 1992 | 21,750,911 | 112,509 | 1.5% | 0.26% |
| 1993 | 22,073,352 | 112,735 | 1.48% | 0.2% |
| 1994 | 22,393,975 | 112,918 | 1.45% | 0.16% |
| 1995 | 22,669,304 | 113,047 | 1.23% | 0.11% |
| 1996 | 22,895,746 | 113,119 | 1% | 0.06% |
| 1997 | 23,110,830 | 113,141 | 0.94% | 0.02% |
| 1998 | 23,311,564 | 113,180 | 0.87% | 0.03% |
| 1999 | 23,497,599 | 113,366 | 0.8% | 0.16% |
| 2000 | 23,665,910 | 113,545 | 0.72% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 23,815,358 | 113,501 | 0.63% | -0.04% |
| 2002 | 23,943,973 | 113,347 | 0.54% | -0.14% |
| 2003 | 24,090,380 | 113,141 | 0.61% | -0.18% |
| 2004 | 24,254,943 | 112,835 | 0.68% | -0.27% |
| 2005 | 24,396,433 | 112,450 | 0.58% | -0.34% |
| 2006 | 24,524,507 | 112,014 | 0.52% | -0.39% |
| 2007 | 24,646,383 | 111,531 | 0.5% | -0.43% |
| 2008 | 24,764,618 | 111,028 | 0.48% | -0.45% |
| 2009 | 24,878,332 | 110,508 | 0.46% | -0.47% |
| 2010 | 24,987,258 | 109,959 | 0.44% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 25,097,874 | 109,349 | 0.44% | -0.55% |
| 2012 | 25,211,728 | 108,736 | 0.45% | -0.56% |
| 2013 | 25,329,451 | 108,135 | 0.47% | -0.55% |
| 2014 | 25,451,262 | 107,535 | 0.48% | -0.55% |
| 2015 | 25,575,350 | 106,960 | 0.49% | -0.53% |
| 2016 | 25,698,326 | 106,349 | 0.48% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 25,817,709 | 105,663 | 0.46% | -0.65% |
| 2018 | 25,931,147 | 104,926 | 0.44% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 26,037,632 | 104,167 | 0.41% | -0.72% |
| 2020 | 26,136,312 | 103,526 | 0.38% | -0.62% |
| 2021 | 26,232,534 | 102,841 | 0.37% | -0.66% |
| 2022 | 26,328,845 | 102,046 | 0.37% | -0.77% |
| 2023 | 26,418,204 | 101,323 | 0.34% | -0.71% |
| 2024 | 26,498,823 | 100,616 | 0.31% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 26,571,033 | 99,920 | 0.27% | -0.69% |
| 2026 | 26,633,682 | 99,240 | 0.24% | -0.68% |
| 2027 | 26,686,492 | 98,588 | 0.2% | -0.66% |
| 2028 | 26,729,261 | 97,985 | 0.16% | -0.61% |
| 2029 | 26,762,008 | 97,407 | 0.12% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 26,784,894 | 96,851 | 0.09% | -0.57% |
| 2031 | 26,797,946 | 96,335 | 0.05% | -0.53% |
| 2032 | 26,801,071 | 95,828 | 0.01% | -0.53% |
| 2033 | 26,795,061 | 95,358 | -0.02% | -0.49% |
| 2034 | 26,780,481 | 94,912 | -0.05% | -0.47% |
| 2035 | 26,757,705 | 94,483 | -0.09% | -0.45% |
| 2036 | 26,727,309 | 94,073 | -0.11% | -0.43% |
| 2037 | 26,689,907 | 93,697 | -0.14% | -0.4% |
| 2038 | 26,646,323 | 93,336 | -0.16% | -0.39% |
| 2039 | 26,596,967 | 92,983 | -0.19% | -0.38% |
| 2040 | 26,542,417 | 92,646 | -0.21% | -0.36% |
| 2041 | 26,483,475 | 92,327 | -0.22% | -0.34% |
| 2042 | 26,420,812 | 91,991 | -0.24% | -0.36% |
| 2043 | 26,354,324 | 91,640 | -0.25% | -0.38% |
| 2044 | 26,284,000 | 91,305 | -0.27% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 26,210,196 | 90,952 | -0.28% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 26,132,922 | 90,573 | -0.29% | -0.42% |
| 2047 | 26,052,086 | 90,175 | -0.31% | -0.44% |
| 2048 | 25,967,581 | 89,769 | -0.32% | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 25,879,244 | 89,362 | -0.34% | -0.45% |
| 2050 | 25,787,120 | 88,939 | -0.36% | -0.47% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Korea increased by 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth), while Saint Vincent lost 5,665 people (a 5.06% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Korea gained 935,933 (a 3.64% growth), while Saint Vincent's population decreased by -7,109 (a 6.68% decline).
North Korea was ranked 46th most populous country in 2006 and is 56th in 2026. Saint Vincent was ranked 180th in 2006 and ranked 184th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) North Korea's population will shrink by 3.18% to 25,787,120 people with a rank change from 56th to 66th. The population of Saint Vincent will decrease by 10.4% to 88,939 people and rank change from 184th to 186th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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| City | Population |
| Kingstown | 12.9K |
| Georgetown | 1.68K |
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Population differences between North Korea and Saint Vincent
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| Life expectancy | 74 years | 71.7 years |
| Average age | 38 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 37.3 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman |
| Population density | 570 ppl/mi² | 668 ppl/mi² |
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