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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	North Korea	Switzerland	North Korea	Switzerland
1960	11,722,953	5,327,827	-	-
1961	11,990,713	5,434,294	2.28%	2%
1962	12,262,882	5,573,815	2.27%	2.57%
1963	12,567,057	5,694,247	2.48%	2.16%
1964	12,889,770	5,789,228	2.57%	1.67%
1965	13,219,369	5,856,472	2.56%	1.16%
1966	13,569,094	5,918,002	2.65%	1.05%
1967	13,958,350	5,991,785	2.87%	1.25%
1968	14,365,596	6,067,714	2.92%	1.27%
1969	14,767,615	6,136,387	2.8%	1.13%
1970	15,172,775	6,180,877	2.74%	0.73%
1971	15,572,457	6,213,399	2.63%	0.53%
1972	15,975,069	6,260,956	2.59%	0.77%
1973	16,350,367	6,307,347	2.35%	0.74%
1974	16,673,121	6,341,405	1.97%	0.54%
1975	16,971,055	6,338,632	1.79%	-0.04%
1976	17,243,450	6,302,504	1.61%	-0.57%
1977	17,492,798	6,281,174	1.45%	-0.34%
1978	17,735,995	6,281,738	1.39%	0.009%
1979	17,983,470	6,294,365	1.4%	0.2%
1980	18,236,786	6,319,408	1.41%	0.4%
1981	18,501,295	6,354,074	1.45%	0.55%
1982	18,776,357	6,391,309	1.49%	0.59%
1983	19,054,034	6,418,773	1.48%	0.43%
1984	19,335,043	6,441,865	1.47%	0.36%
1985	19,620,388	6,470,365	1.48%	0.44%
1986	19,910,855	6,504,124	1.48%	0.52%
1987	20,205,483	6,545,106	1.48%	0.63%
1988	20,503,161	6,593,386	1.47%	0.74%
1989	20,804,367	6,646,912	1.47%	0.81%
1990	21,112,137	6,715,519	1.48%	1.03%
1991	21,428,638	6,799,978	1.5%	1.26%
1992	21,750,911	6,875,364	1.5%	1.11%
1993	22,073,352	6,938,265	1.48%	0.91%
1994	22,393,975	6,993,795	1.45%	0.8%
1995	22,669,304	7,040,687	1.23%	0.67%
1996	22,895,746	7,071,850	1%	0.44%
1997	23,110,830	7,088,906	0.94%	0.24%
1998	23,311,564	7,110,001	0.87%	0.3%
1999	23,497,599	7,143,991	0.8%	0.48%
2000	23,665,910	7,184,250	0.72%	0.56%
2001	23,815,358	7,229,854	0.63%	0.63%
2002	23,943,973	7,284,753	0.54%	0.76%
2003	24,090,380	7,339,001	0.61%	0.74%
2004	24,254,943	7,389,625	0.68%	0.69%
2005	24,396,433	7,437,115	0.58%	0.64%
2006	24,524,507	7,483,934	0.52%	0.63%
2007	24,646,383	7,551,117	0.5%	0.9%
2008	24,764,618	7,647,675	0.48%	1.28%
2009	24,878,332	7,743,831	0.46%	1.26%
2010	24,987,258	7,824,909	0.44%	1.05%
2011	25,097,874	7,912,398	0.44%	1.12%
2012	25,211,728	7,996,861	0.45%	1.07%
2013	25,329,451	8,089,346	0.47%	1.16%
2014	25,451,262	8,188,649	0.48%	1.23%
2015	25,575,350	8,282,396	0.49%	1.14%
2016	25,698,326	8,373,338	0.48%	1.1%
2017	25,817,709	8,451,840	0.46%	0.94%
2018	25,931,147	8,514,329	0.44%	0.74%
2019	26,037,632	8,575,280	0.41%	0.72%
2020	26,136,312	8,638,167	0.38%	0.73%
2021	26,232,534	8,704,546	0.37%	0.77%
2022	26,328,845	8,777,088	0.37%	0.83%
2023	26,418,204	8,888,093	0.34%	1.26%
2024	26,498,823	9,034,102	0.31%	1.64%
2025	26,571,033	9,080,106	0.27%	0.51%
2026	26,633,682	9,120,994	0.24%	0.45%
2027	26,686,492	9,157,559	0.2%	0.4%
2028	26,729,261	9,190,572	0.16%	0.36%
2029	26,762,008	9,219,373	0.12%	0.31%
2030	26,784,894	9,245,030	0.09%	0.28%
2031	26,797,946	9,269,063	0.05%	0.26%
2032	26,801,071	9,289,991	0.01%	0.23%
2033	26,795,061	9,307,909	-0.02%	0.19%
2034	26,780,481	9,324,938	-0.05%	0.18%
2035	26,757,705	9,340,145	-0.09%	0.16%
2036	26,727,309	9,352,822	-0.11%	0.14%
2037	26,689,907	9,364,126	-0.14%	0.12%
2038	26,646,323	9,373,988	-0.16%	0.11%
2039	26,596,967	9,382,808	-0.19%	0.09%
2040	26,542,417	9,392,748	-0.21%	0.11%
2041	26,483,475	9,401,829	-0.22%	0.1%
2042	26,420,812	9,410,286	-0.24%	0.09%
2043	26,354,324	9,418,963	-0.25%	0.09%
2044	26,284,000	9,426,166	-0.27%	0.08%
2045	26,210,196	9,432,561	-0.28%	0.07%
2046	26,132,922	9,438,518	-0.29%	0.06%
2047	26,052,086	9,445,091	-0.31%	0.07%
2048	25,967,581	9,452,109	-0.32%	0.07%
2049	25,879,244	9,457,335	-0.34%	0.06%
2050	25,787,120	9,459,997	-0.36%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of North Korea increased by 1,178,917 people (a 4.83% growth), while Switzerland gained 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, North Korea gained 1,046,007 (a 4.09% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 830,554 (a 10% growth).

North Korea was ranked 46th most populous country in 2005 and is 56th in 2025. Switzerland was ranked 97th in 2005 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.