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

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The latest officially reported population of North Korea was 26,571,036 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Korea's population is 26,668,308 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 2.76 times bigger than North Korea's.
  • North Korea is ranked the 57th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.21% of the world: 0.32% for North Korea vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, North Korea has had an average growth rate of +0.39% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Korea has increased from 24.5M people to 26.7M (8.74% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

North Korea vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

North Korea
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Korea Tanzania
2100 19,601,003 265,471,550
2099 19,729,897 263,137,702
2098 19,859,274 260,784,676
2097 19,989,589 258,387,890
2096 20,120,795 255,972,277
2095 20,252,653 253,543,248
2094 20,384,384 251,095,452
2093 20,516,457 248,605,184
2092 20,649,140 246,083,651
2091 20,781,939 243,533,968
2090 20,914,434 240,979,094
2089 21,046,685 238,393,867
2088 21,178,406 235,775,056
2087 21,310,103 233,145,231
2086 21,441,361 230,474,072
2085 21,571,843 227,778,580
2084 21,701,761 225,090,075
2083 21,830,989 222,400,079
2082 21,960,135 219,697,321
2081 22,088,774 216,974,796
2080 22,216,836 214,235,505
2079 22,344,442 211,466,096
2078 22,471,597 208,688,171
2077 22,598,635 205,898,494
2076 22,725,293 203,086,766
2075 22,852,140 200,278,383
2074 22,979,532 197,449,196
2073 23,107,165 194,624,081
2072 23,234,961 191,805,820
2071 23,363,260 188,974,004
2070 23,491,789 186,134,634
2069 23,621,167 183,293,747
2068 23,750,741 180,458,385
2067 23,880,460 177,622,538
2066 24,010,584 174,786,430
2065 24,140,518 171,897,059
2064 24,269,765 169,048,435
2063 24,397,924 166,202,091
2062 24,525,403 163,354,473
2061 24,651,788 160,521,858
2060 24,776,326 157,707,240
2059 24,898,430 154,905,240
2058 25,018,630 152,106,040
2057 25,135,871 149,311,257
2056 25,250,670 146,505,507
2055 25,361,704 143,722,840
2054 25,469,578 140,970,467
2053 25,574,137 138,249,490
2052 25,675,211 135,540,803
2051 25,772,870 132,838,721
2050 25,866,886 130,145,345
2049 25,957,363 127,483,126
2048 26,043,774 124,809,212
2047 26,126,594 122,146,647
2046 26,205,638 119,511,124
2045 26,281,344 116,903,642
2044 26,353,455 114,318,843
2043 26,422,173 111,765,580
2042 26,486,580 109,231,423
2041 26,547,651 106,738,458
2040 26,604,634 104,262,479
2039 26,656,882 101,804,600
2038 26,703,458 99,370,760
2037 26,744,185 96,974,485
2036 26,778,348 94,592,848
2035 26,805,065 92,248,476
2034 26,823,948 89,920,872
2033 26,834,263 87,646,627
2032 26,835,978 85,401,853
2031 26,827,992 83,172,579
2030 26,809,850 80,989,443
2029 26,782,161 78,830,947
2028 26,744,278 76,723,335
2027 26,696,504 74,639,948
2026 26,638,530 72,582,361
2025 26,571,036 70,545,865
2024 26,498,823 68,560,157
2023 26,418,204 66,617,606
2022 26,328,845 64,711,821
2021 26,232,534 62,830,412
2020 26,136,312 60,972,798
2019 26,037,632 59,174,891
2018 25,931,147 57,437,145
2017 25,817,709 55,652,890
2016 25,698,326 53,824,013
2015 25,575,350 52,020,962
2014 25,451,262 50,351,512
2013 25,329,451 48,824,128
2012 25,211,728 47,374,260
2011 25,097,874 46,029,367
2010 24,987,258 44,758,488
2009 24,878,332 43,633,982
2008 24,764,618 42,570,728
2007 24,646,383 41,435,512
2006 24,524,507 40,294,902
2005 24,396,433 39,182,076
2004 24,254,943 38,109,668
2003 24,090,380 37,089,555
2002 23,943,973 36,121,304
2001 23,815,358 35,198,299
2000 23,665,910 34,260,139
1999 23,497,599 33,300,330
1998 23,311,564 32,420,458
1997 23,110,830 31,578,089
1996 22,895,746 30,945,762
1995 22,669,304 30,383,497
1994 22,393,975 29,442,356
1993 22,073,352 28,332,692
1992 21,750,911 27,457,588
1991 21,428,638 26,780,436
1990 21,112,137 26,110,207
1989 20,804,367 25,438,759
1988 20,503,161 24,769,686
1987 20,205,483 24,030,378
1986 19,910,855 23,258,959
1985 19,620,388 22,501,693
1984 19,335,043 21,779,066
1983 19,054,034 21,079,874
1982 18,776,357 20,398,571
1981 18,501,295 19,784,703
1980 18,236,786 19,189,769
1979 17,983,470 18,592,038
1978 17,735,995 17,976,566
1977 17,492,798 17,352,929
1976 17,243,450 16,736,211
1975 16,971,055 16,138,361
1974 16,673,121 15,561,630
1973 16,350,367 15,010,101
1972 15,975,069 14,479,308
1971 15,572,457 13,971,451
1970 15,172,775 13,492,677
1969 14,767,615 13,036,700
1968 14,365,596 12,602,076
1967 13,958,350 12,200,109
1966 13,569,094 11,827,459
1965 13,219,369 11,470,728
1964 12,889,770 11,127,826
1963 12,567,057 10,799,528
1962 12,262,882 10,487,756
1961 11,990,713 10,187,886
1960 11,722,953 9,901,419

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Korea increased by 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Korea gained 969,982 people (a 3.77% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

North Korea was ranked 46th most populous country in 2006 and is 57th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) North Korea's population will shrink by 3.01% to 25,866,886 people with a rank change from 57th to 66th. The population of Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

North Korea is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 26.8M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

North Korea
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Korea Tanzania
2100 -0.65% 0.89%
2099 -0.65% 0.9%
2098 -0.65% 0.93%
2097 -0.65% 0.94%
2096 -0.65% 0.96%
2095 -0.65% 0.97%
2094 -0.64% 1%
2093 -0.64% 1.02%
2092 -0.64% 1.05%
2091 -0.63% 1.06%
2090 -0.63% 1.08%
2089 -0.62% 1.11%
2088 -0.62% 1.13%
2087 -0.61% 1.16%
2086 -0.6% 1.18%
2085 -0.6% 1.19%
2084 -0.59% 1.21%
2083 -0.59% 1.23%
2082 -0.58% 1.25%
2081 -0.58% 1.28%
2080 -0.57% 1.31%
2079 -0.57% 1.33%
2078 -0.56% 1.35%
2077 -0.56% 1.38%
2076 -0.56% 1.4%
2075 -0.55% 1.43%
2074 -0.55% 1.45%
2073 -0.55% 1.47%
2072 -0.55% 1.5%
2071 -0.55% 1.53%
2070 -0.55% 1.55%
2069 -0.55% 1.57%
2068 -0.54% 1.6%
2067 -0.54% 1.62%
2066 -0.54% 1.68%
2065 -0.53% 1.69%
2064 -0.53% 1.71%
2063 -0.52% 1.74%
2062 -0.51% 1.76%
2061 -0.5% 1.78%
2060 -0.49% 1.81%
2059 -0.48% 1.84%
2058 -0.47% 1.87%
2057 -0.45% 1.92%
2056 -0.44% 1.94%
2055 -0.42% 1.95%
2054 -0.41% 1.97%
2053 -0.39% 2%
2052 -0.38% 2.03%
2051 -0.36% 2.07%
2050 -0.35% 2.09%
2049 -0.33% 2.14%
2048 -0.32% 2.18%
2047 -0.3% 2.21%
2046 -0.29% 2.23%
2045 -0.27% 2.26%
2044 -0.26% 2.28%
2043 -0.24% 2.32%
2042 -0.23% 2.34%
2041 -0.21% 2.37%
2040 -0.2% 2.41%
2039 -0.17% 2.45%
2038 -0.15% 2.47%
2037 -0.13% 2.52%
2036 -0.1% 2.54%
2035 -0.07% 2.59%
2034 -0.04% 2.59%
2033 -0.006% 2.63%
2032 0.03% 2.68%
2031 0.07% 2.7%
2030 0.1% 2.74%
2029 0.14% 2.75%
2028 0.18% 2.79%
2027 0.22% 2.83%
2026 0.25% 2.89%
2025 0.27% 2.9%
2024 0.31% 2.92%
2023 0.34% 2.95%
2022 0.37% 2.99%
2021 0.37% 3.05%
2020 0.38% 3.04%
2019 0.41% 3.03%
2018 0.44% 3.21%
2017 0.46% 3.4%
2016 0.48% 3.47%
2015 0.49% 3.32%
2014 0.48% 3.13%
2013 0.47% 3.06%
2012 0.45% 2.92%
2011 0.44% 2.84%
2010 0.44% 2.58%
2009 0.46% 2.5%
2008 0.48% 2.74%
2007 0.5% 2.83%
2006 0.52% 2.84%
2005 0.58% 2.81%
2004 0.68% 2.75%
2003 0.61% 2.68%
2002 0.54% 2.62%
2001 0.63% 2.74%
2000 0.72% 2.88%
1999 0.8% 2.71%
1998 0.87% 2.67%
1997 0.94% 2.04%
1996 1% 1.85%
1995 1.23% 3.2%
1994 1.45% 3.92%
1993 1.48% 3.19%
1992 1.5% 2.53%
1991 1.5% 2.57%
1990 1.48% 2.64%
1989 1.47% 2.7%
1988 1.47% 3.08%
1987 1.48% 3.32%
1986 1.48% 3.37%
1985 1.48% 3.32%
1984 1.47% 3.32%
1983 1.48% 3.34%
1982 1.49% 3.1%
1981 1.45% 3.1%
1980 1.41% 3.21%
1979 1.4% 3.42%
1978 1.39% 3.59%
1977 1.45% 3.68%
1976 1.61% 3.7%
1975 1.79% 3.71%
1974 1.97% 3.67%
1973 2.35% 3.67%
1972 2.59% 3.63%
1971 2.63% 3.55%
1970 2.74% 3.5%
1969 2.8% 3.45%
1968 2.92% 3.29%
1967 2.87% 3.15%
1966 2.65% 3.11%
1965 2.56% 3.08%
1964 2.57% 3.04%
1963 2.48% 2.97%
1962 2.27% 2.94%
1961 2.28% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of North Korea grew by 0.27%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

North Korea Tanzania
Current population
26668308
73639263
Population rank 57/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.89%
One net population change
7.3 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
1.54 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
2.01 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +198 +5,440
Annual growth/decline +72,213 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate +0.27% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 146/197 16/197
One migration net change every
3.15 hours
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,787 -12,730
Net migration rank 104/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 50,439 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 150/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 189/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Korea
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Korea Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,787 - -12,730
2024 79,496 -2,473 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 86,203 -1,997 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 96,495 -1,997 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 99,710 -1,585 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 95,920 -1,585 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 106,208 -3,142 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 113,164 -3,225 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 120,181 -3,224 1,726,909 119,142
2016 125,048 -3,222 1,659,502 152,194
2015 127,365 -3,208 1,592,882 201,495
2014 127,078 -3,042 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 122,519 -2,933 1,509,008 1,241
2012 118,773 -2,919 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 114,798 -2,957 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 112,443 -3,053 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 111,530 -3,058 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 122,015 -3,051 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 120,521 -3,021 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 129,171 -2,948 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 132,765 -2,861 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 155,838 -2,758 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 178,775 -2,717 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 119,504 -2,763 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 143,321 -2,884 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 161,591 -3,142 985,185 -9,701
1999 181,613 -3,443 948,659 -4,489
1998 197,589 -3,706 920,806 -105,184
1997 211,325 -3,745 882,544 -13,400
1996 226,095 -3,512 868,524 -473,007
1995 233,381 -3,094 838,980 -109,971
1994 320,861 -517 803,953 349,348
1993 320,880 0 778,044 288,004
1992 324,002 0 767,961 -83,825
1991 320,551 0 762,011 -91,851
1990 312,460 0 750,825 -80,529
1989 303,078 0 743,854 -71,268
1988 299,305 0 736,551 -71,012
1987 296,030 0 718,580 94,498
1986 293,227 0 705,677 24,101
1985 287,714 0 697,867 86,864
1984 282,987 0 687,435 -26,938
1983 279,046 0 679,720 58,161
1982 276,332 0 662,627 -37,883
1981 273,800 0 645,496 -42,485
1980 255,206 0 629,444 -42,588
1979 251,409 0 613,388 -4,792
1978 243,533 0 595,024 27,307
1977 242,870 0 574,938 49,997
1976 255,841 0 553,617 54,875
1975 288,966 0 533,906 53,290
1974 306,902 0 515,152 51,127
1973 338,600 0 488,429 48,363
1972 411,997 0 467,305 57,489
1971 393,220 0 449,014 41,900
1970 406,129 0 427,988 38,635
1969 404,189 0 408,322 37,006
1968 399,837 0 389,467 34,455
1967 414,632 0 374,763 5,265
1966 363,882 0 360,229 5,049
1965 335,587 0 343,456 4,742
1964 323,623 0 328,527 9,090
1963 321,805 0 314,644 4,333
1962 286,534 0 300,663 3,916
1961 257,788 0 286,839 8,338
1960 277,717 0 275,814 1,946

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 97.6% of the population change in North Korea is from natural causes (a gain of 1,049,790 people) and 2.39% is from migration (a loss of 25,658 people). In Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people).

As of 2024, 50,439 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in North Korea, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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