Population in North Korea compared to San Marino: Trends, Charts, Rankings

North Korea and San Marino: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	North Korea	San Marino	North Korea	San Marino
1960	11,722,953	15,428	-	-
1961	11,990,713	15,799	2.28%	2.4%
1962	12,262,882	16,183	2.27%	2.43%
1963	12,567,057	16,580	2.48%	2.45%
1964	12,889,770	16,977	2.57%	2.39%
1965	13,219,369	17,305	2.56%	1.93%
1966	13,569,094	17,523	2.65%	1.26%
1967	13,958,350	17,688	2.87%	0.94%
1968	14,365,596	17,861	2.92%	0.98%
1969	14,767,615	18,026	2.8%	0.92%
1970	15,172,775	18,168	2.74%	0.79%
1971	15,572,457	18,419	2.63%	1.38%
1972	15,975,069	18,787	2.59%	2%
1973	16,350,367	18,992	2.35%	1.09%
1974	16,673,121	19,030	1.97%	0.2%
1975	16,971,055	19,046	1.79%	0.08%
1976	17,243,450	19,110	1.61%	0.34%
1977	17,492,798	20,017	1.45%	4.75%
1978	17,735,995	21,026	1.39%	5.04%
1979	17,983,470	21,320	1.4%	1.4%
1980	18,236,786	21,585	1.41%	1.24%
1981	18,501,295	21,840	1.45%	1.18%
1982	18,776,357	22,055	1.49%	0.98%
1983	19,054,034	22,229	1.48%	0.79%
1984	19,335,043	22,346	1.47%	0.53%
1985	19,620,388	22,485	1.48%	0.62%
1986	19,910,855	22,636	1.48%	0.67%
1987	20,205,483	22,686	1.48%	0.22%
1988	20,503,161	22,843	1.47%	0.69%
1989	20,804,367	23,154	1.47%	1.36%
1990	21,112,137	23,475	1.48%	1.39%
1991	21,428,638	23,797	1.5%	1.37%
1992	21,750,911	24,125	1.5%	1.38%
1993	22,073,352	24,472	1.48%	1.44%
1994	22,393,975	24,823	1.45%	1.43%
1995	22,669,304	25,158	1.23%	1.35%
1996	22,895,746	25,482	1%	1.29%
1997	23,110,830	25,800	0.94%	1.25%
1998	23,311,564	26,125	0.87%	1.26%
1999	23,497,599	26,459	0.8%	1.28%
2000	23,665,910	26,799	0.72%	1.29%
2001	23,815,358	27,143	0.63%	1.28%
2002	23,943,973	27,491	0.54%	1.28%
2003	24,090,380	27,843	0.61%	1.28%
2004	24,254,943	29,457	0.68%	5.8%
2005	24,396,433	29,836	0.58%	1.29%
2006	24,524,507	30,184	0.52%	1.17%
2007	24,646,383	31,211	0.5%	3.4%
2008	24,764,618	31,662	0.48%	1.45%
2009	24,878,332	33,066	0.46%	4.43%
2010	24,987,258	33,270	0.44%	0.62%
2011	25,097,874	32,620	0.44%	-1.95%
2012	25,211,728	33,469	0.45%	2.6%
2013	25,329,451	33,041	0.47%	-1.28%
2014	25,451,262	32,655	0.48%	-1.17%
2015	25,575,350	32,897	0.49%	0.74%
2016	25,698,326	33,101	0.48%	0.62%
2017	25,817,709	33,825	0.46%	2.19%
2018	25,931,147	34,522	0.44%	2.06%
2019	26,037,632	34,663	0.41%	0.41%
2020	26,136,312	34,770	0.38%	0.31%
2021	26,232,534	34,252	0.37%	-1.49%
2022	26,328,845	33,755	0.37%	-1.45%
2023	26,418,204	33,860	0.34%	0.31%
2024	26,498,823	33,977	0.31%	0.35%
2025	26,571,033	33,969	0.27%	-0.02%
2026	26,633,682	34,003	0.24%	0.1%
2027	26,686,492	34,033	0.2%	0.09%
2028	26,729,261	34,080	0.16%	0.14%
2029	26,762,008	34,113	0.12%	0.1%
2030	26,784,894	34,133	0.09%	0.06%
2031	26,797,946	34,147	0.05%	0.04%
2032	26,801,071	34,169	0.01%	0.06%
2033	26,795,061	34,188	-0.02%	0.06%
2034	26,780,481	34,195	-0.05%	0.02%
2035	26,757,705	34,222	-0.09%	0.08%
2036	26,727,309	34,260	-0.11%	0.11%
2037	26,689,907	34,293	-0.14%	0.1%
2038	26,646,323	34,339	-0.16%	0.14%
2039	26,596,967	34,368	-0.19%	0.08%
2040	26,542,417	34,365	-0.21%	-0.009%
2041	26,483,475	34,364	-0.22%	-0.003%
2042	26,420,812	34,379	-0.24%	0.04%
2043	26,354,324	34,388	-0.25%	0.03%
2044	26,284,000	34,360	-0.27%	-0.08%
2045	26,210,196	34,318	-0.28%	-0.12%
2046	26,132,922	34,280	-0.29%	-0.11%
2047	26,052,086	34,238	-0.31%	-0.12%
2048	25,967,581	34,191	-0.32%	-0.14%
2049	25,879,244	34,135	-0.34%	-0.16%
2050	25,787,120	34,091	-0.36%	-0.13%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of North Korea increased by 1,178,917 people (a 4.83% growth), while San Marino gained 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, North Korea gained 1,046,007 (a 4.09% growth), while San Marino's population increased by 1,099 (a 3.34% growth).

North Korea was ranked 46th most populous country in 2005 and is 56th in 2025. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2005 and still ranked 193rd 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 San Marino will increase by 0.28% to 34,091 people and rank change from 193rd to 192nd.