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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Korea was 26,498,823 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Korea's population is 26,659,144 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 12.6 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • North Korea is ranked the 57th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.32% for North Korea vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, North Korea has had an average growth rate of +0.41% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Korea has increased from 24.5M people to 26.7M (8.7% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

North Korea vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

North Korea
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Korea Slovenia
2100 19,604,631 1,640,541
2099 19,733,548 1,644,752
2098 19,862,949 1,648,834
2097 19,993,288 1,653,196
2096 20,124,518 1,657,434
2095 20,256,401 1,661,656
2094 20,388,156 1,665,825
2093 20,520,253 1,670,076
2092 20,652,961 1,674,280
2091 20,785,785 1,678,462
2090 20,918,305 1,682,998
2089 21,050,580 1,687,376
2088 21,182,325 1,691,788
2087 21,314,047 1,696,409
2086 21,445,329 1,701,325
2085 21,575,835 1,706,189
2084 21,705,777 1,711,157
2083 21,835,029 1,716,396
2082 21,964,199 1,721,709
2081 22,092,862 1,727,302
2080 22,220,948 1,733,405
2079 22,348,577 1,739,518
2078 22,475,755 1,746,152
2077 22,602,817 1,752,783
2076 22,729,499 1,759,639
2075 22,856,369 1,766,867
2074 22,983,784 1,774,528
2073 23,111,441 1,782,697
2072 23,239,261 1,790,658
2071 23,367,583 1,798,960
2070 23,496,136 1,807,483
2069 23,625,538 1,816,607
2068 23,755,136 1,825,849
2067 23,884,879 1,834,865
2066 24,015,027 1,844,034
2065 24,144,985 1,853,651
2064 24,274,257 1,863,550
2063 24,402,439 1,873,173
2062 24,529,941 1,882,832
2061 24,656,350 1,892,739
2060 24,780,911 1,902,939
2059 24,903,037 1,912,861
2058 25,023,260 1,922,175
2057 25,140,523 1,932,119
2056 25,255,342 1,941,469
2055 25,366,397 1,950,861
2054 25,474,292 1,959,953
2053 25,578,870 1,968,641
2052 25,679,963 1,977,227
2051 25,777,639 1,985,279
2050 25,871,673 1,993,115
2049 25,962,167 2,000,477
2048 26,048,593 2,007,283
2047 26,131,429 2,014,140
2046 26,210,487 2,020,756
2045 26,286,208 2,027,366
2044 26,358,331 2,033,871
2043 26,427,062 2,040,173
2042 26,491,482 2,046,339
2041 26,552,564 2,052,041
2040 26,609,557 2,057,278
2039 26,661,815 2,062,718
2038 26,708,400 2,067,922
2037 26,749,134 2,073,705
2036 26,783,304 2,079,201
2035 26,810,026 2,084,471
2034 26,828,912 2,089,430
2033 26,839,229 2,094,601
2032 26,840,944 2,099,622
2031 26,832,957 2,104,690
2030 26,814,812 2,109,416
2029 26,787,117 2,113,874
2028 26,749,227 2,118,053
2027 26,701,444 2,121,324
2026 26,643,460 2,124,138
2025 26,575,953 2,126,340
2024 26,498,823 2,127,400
2023 26,418,204 2,120,461
2022 26,328,845 2,112,076
2021 26,232,534 2,108,079
2020 26,136,312 2,102,419
2019 26,037,632 2,088,385
2018 25,931,147 2,073,894
2017 25,817,709 2,066,388
2016 25,698,326 2,065,042
2015 25,575,350 2,063,531
2014 25,451,262 2,061,980
2013 25,329,451 2,059,953
2012 25,211,728 2,057,159
2011 25,097,874 2,052,843
2010 24,987,258 2,048,583
2009 24,878,332 2,039,669
2008 24,764,618 2,021,316
2007 24,646,383 2,018,122
2006 24,524,507 2,006,868
2005 24,396,433 2,000,474
2004 24,254,943 1,997,012
2003 24,090,380 1,995,733
2002 23,943,973 1,994,530
2001 23,815,358 1,992,060
2000 23,665,910 1,988,925
1999 23,497,599 1,983,045
1998 23,311,564 1,981,629
1997 23,110,830 1,985,956
1996 22,895,746 1,988,628
1995 22,669,304 1,989,872
1994 22,393,975 1,989,443
1993 22,073,352 1,991,746
1992 21,750,911 1,996,498
1991 21,428,638 1,999,429
1990 21,112,137 1,998,161
1989 20,804,367 1,996,351
1988 20,503,161 1,995,196
1987 20,205,483 1,989,776
1986 19,910,855 1,965,964
1985 19,620,388 1,941,641
1984 19,335,043 1,932,154
1983 19,054,034 1,922,321
1982 18,776,357 1,910,334
1981 18,501,295 1,906,531
1980 18,236,786 1,901,315
1979 17,983,470 1,882,599
1978 17,735,995 1,862,548
1977 17,492,798 1,842,377
1976 17,243,450 1,820,249
1975 16,971,055 1,793,581
1974 16,673,121 1,776,132
1973 16,350,367 1,766,697
1972 15,975,069 1,752,233
1971 15,572,457 1,738,335
1970 15,172,775 1,724,891
1969 14,767,615 1,713,874
1968 14,365,596 1,704,546
1967 13,958,350 1,689,528
1966 13,569,094 1,669,905
1965 13,219,369 1,649,160
1964 12,889,770 1,632,114
1963 12,567,057 1,616,971
1962 12,262,882 1,603,649
1961 11,990,713 1,594,131
1960 11,722,953 1,584,720

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

GeoRank.org/population/north-korea/slovenia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Korea increased by 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Korea gained 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

North Korea was ranked 46th most populous country in 2006 and is 57th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) North Korea's population will shrink by 2.95% to 25,871,673 people with a rank change from 57th to 66th. The population of Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

North Korea is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 26.8M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

North Korea
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Korea Slovenia
2100 -0.65% -0.26%
2099 -0.65% -0.25%
2098 -0.65% -0.26%
2097 -0.65% -0.26%
2096 -0.65% -0.25%
2095 -0.65% -0.25%
2094 -0.64% -0.25%
2093 -0.64% -0.25%
2092 -0.64% -0.25%
2091 -0.63% -0.27%
2090 -0.63% -0.26%
2089 -0.62% -0.26%
2088 -0.62% -0.27%
2087 -0.61% -0.29%
2086 -0.6% -0.29%
2085 -0.6% -0.29%
2084 -0.59% -0.31%
2083 -0.59% -0.31%
2082 -0.58% -0.32%
2081 -0.58% -0.35%
2080 -0.57% -0.35%
2079 -0.57% -0.38%
2078 -0.56% -0.38%
2077 -0.56% -0.39%
2076 -0.56% -0.41%
2075 -0.55% -0.43%
2074 -0.55% -0.46%
2073 -0.55% -0.44%
2072 -0.55% -0.46%
2071 -0.55% -0.47%
2070 -0.55% -0.5%
2069 -0.55% -0.51%
2068 -0.54% -0.49%
2067 -0.54% -0.5%
2066 -0.54% -0.52%
2065 -0.53% -0.53%
2064 -0.53% -0.51%
2063 -0.52% -0.51%
2062 -0.51% -0.52%
2061 -0.5% -0.54%
2060 -0.49% -0.52%
2059 -0.48% -0.48%
2058 -0.47% -0.51%
2057 -0.45% -0.48%
2056 -0.44% -0.48%
2055 -0.42% -0.46%
2054 -0.41% -0.44%
2053 -0.39% -0.43%
2052 -0.38% -0.41%
2051 -0.36% -0.39%
2050 -0.35% -0.37%
2049 -0.33% -0.34%
2048 -0.32% -0.34%
2047 -0.3% -0.33%
2046 -0.29% -0.33%
2045 -0.27% -0.32%
2044 -0.26% -0.31%
2043 -0.24% -0.3%
2042 -0.23% -0.28%
2041 -0.21% -0.25%
2040 -0.2% -0.26%
2039 -0.17% -0.25%
2038 -0.15% -0.28%
2037 -0.13% -0.26%
2036 -0.1% -0.25%
2035 -0.07% -0.24%
2034 -0.04% -0.25%
2033 -0.006% -0.24%
2032 0.03% -0.24%
2031 0.07% -0.22%
2030 0.1% -0.21%
2029 0.14% -0.2%
2028 0.18% -0.15%
2027 0.22% -0.13%
2026 0.25% -0.1%
2025 0.29% -0.05%
2024 0.31% 0.33%
2023 0.34% 0.4%
2022 0.37% 0.19%
2021 0.37% 0.27%
2020 0.38% 0.67%
2019 0.41% 0.7%
2018 0.44% 0.36%
2017 0.46% 0.07%
2016 0.48% 0.07%
2015 0.49% 0.08%
2014 0.48% 0.1%
2013 0.47% 0.14%
2012 0.45% 0.21%
2011 0.44% 0.21%
2010 0.44% 0.44%
2009 0.46% 0.91%
2008 0.48% 0.16%
2007 0.5% 0.56%
2006 0.52% 0.32%
2005 0.58% 0.17%
2004 0.68% 0.06%
2003 0.61% 0.06%
2002 0.54% 0.12%
2001 0.63% 0.16%
2000 0.72% 0.3%
1999 0.8% 0.07%
1998 0.87% -0.22%
1997 0.94% -0.13%
1996 1% -0.06%
1995 1.23% 0.02%
1994 1.45% -0.12%
1993 1.48% -0.24%
1992 1.5% -0.15%
1991 1.5% 0.06%
1990 1.48% 0.09%
1989 1.47% 0.06%
1988 1.47% 0.27%
1987 1.48% 1.21%
1986 1.48% 1.25%
1985 1.48% 0.49%
1984 1.47% 0.51%
1983 1.48% 0.63%
1982 1.49% 0.2%
1981 1.45% 0.27%
1980 1.41% 0.99%
1979 1.4% 1.08%
1978 1.39% 1.09%
1977 1.45% 1.22%
1976 1.61% 1.49%
1975 1.79% 0.98%
1974 1.97% 0.53%
1973 2.35% 0.83%
1972 2.59% 0.8%
1971 2.63% 0.78%
1970 2.74% 0.64%
1969 2.8% 0.55%
1968 2.92% 0.89%
1967 2.87% 1.18%
1966 2.65% 1.26%
1965 2.56% 1.04%
1964 2.57% 0.94%
1963 2.48% 0.83%
1962 2.27% 0.6%
1961 2.28% 0.59%

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

GeoRank.org/population/north-korea/slovenia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of North Korea grew by 0.31%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

North Korea Slovenia
Current population
26659144
2124138
Population rank 57/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.03%
One net population change
6.52 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
1.54 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
2.05 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +221 +19
Annual growth/decline +80,619 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +0.31% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 150/197 148/197
One migration net change every
3.15 hours
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -2,787 +2,711
Net migration rank 104/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 50,439 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 150/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 189/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Korea
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Korea Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,787 - 2,711
2024 - -2,473 - 3,319
2023 86,203 -1,997 -4,665 5,339
2022 96,495 -1,997 -4,858 9,014
2021 99,710 -1,585 -4,216 2,477
2020 95,920 -1,585 -5,256 28,514
2019 106,208 -3,142 -1,254 16,352
2018 113,164 -3,225 -1,037 14,640
2017 120,181 -3,224 -207 1,359
2016 125,048 -3,222 826 1,195
2015 127,365 -3,208 826 712
2014 127,078 -3,042 2,268 -70
2013 122,519 -2,933 1,648 639
2012 118,773 -2,919 2,674 1,117
2011 114,798 -2,957 3,285 2,190
2010 112,443 -3,053 3,687 -410
2009 111,530 -3,058 3,060 11,594
2008 122,015 -3,051 3,437 2,971
2007 120,521 -3,021 1,211 14,191
2006 129,171 -2,948 602 6,081
2005 132,765 -2,861 -600 6,317
2004 155,838 -2,758 -599 1,759
2003 178,775 -2,717 -1,996 3,218
2002 119,504 -2,763 -1,197 1,975
2001 143,321 -2,884 -996 4,527
2000 161,591 -3,142 -398 3,124
1999 181,613 -3,443 -1,388 10,291
1998 197,589 -3,706 -1,189 -5,280
1997 211,325 -3,745 -794 -1,298
1996 226,095 -3,512 0 -2,456
1995 233,381 -3,094 0 356
1994 320,861 -517 199 -153
1993 320,880 0 -199 -4,641
1992 324,002 0 598 -5,547
1991 320,551 0 2,199 -3,325
1990 312,460 0 3,797 618
1989 303,078 0 4,592 -2,718
1988 299,305 0 5,986 -3,023
1987 296,030 0 5,771 2,972
1986 293,227 0 6,094 32,700
1985 287,714 0 6,213 3,404
1984 282,987 0 5,990 3,280
1983 279,046 0 6,343 3,613
1982 276,332 0 9,170 -8,695
1981 273,800 0 10,485 -5,016
1980 255,206 0 11,027 3,128
1979 251,409 0 12,614 2,107
1978 243,533 0 11,920 2,113
1977 242,870 0 12,160 2,584
1976 255,841 0 12,196 2,226
1975 288,966 0 11,658 2,421
1974 306,902 0 11,367 3,145
1973 338,600 0 11,837 2,175
1972 411,997 0 10,513 2,924
1971 393,220 0 10,951 2,286
1970 406,129 0 10,004 260
1969 404,189 0 9,427 685
1968 399,837 0 11,250 438
1967 414,632 0 13,516 -192
1966 363,882 0 15,697 -1,262
1965 335,587 0 14,513 -1,421
1964 323,623 0 12,567 -349
1963 321,805 0 14,068 -180
1962 286,534 0 13,150 148
1961 257,788 0 14,985 -306
1960 277,717 0 12,678 -929

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

GeoRank.org/population/north-korea/slovenia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 97.7% of the population change in North Korea is from natural causes (a gain of 1,097,372 people) and 2.33% is from migration (a loss of 26,227 people). In Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 50,439 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in North Korea, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

Biggest cities by population

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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