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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Korea was 26,498,823 in 2024 vs 9,515,236 people in Togo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Korea's population is 26,659,144 people compared to 9,990,340 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 2.67 times bigger than Togo's.
  • North Korea is ranked the 57th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 97th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.32% for North Korea vs 0.12% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, North Korea has had an average growth rate of +0.41% per year vs +2.46% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Korea has increased from 24.5M people to 26.7M (8.7% growth), while Togo has grown from 6.01M to 9.99M (66.2% growth).

North Korea vs Togo: population by year and forecast

North Korea
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Korea Togo
2100 19,604,631 26,511,761
2099 19,733,548 26,350,920
2098 19,862,949 26,190,149
2097 19,993,288 26,025,602
2096 20,124,518 25,858,261
2095 20,256,401 25,692,261
2094 20,388,156 25,512,468
2093 20,520,253 25,345,557
2092 20,652,961 25,173,177
2091 20,785,785 24,992,069
2090 20,918,305 24,812,174
2089 21,050,580 24,627,057
2088 21,182,325 24,436,800
2087 21,314,047 24,254,420
2086 21,445,329 24,051,223
2085 21,575,835 23,849,170
2084 21,705,777 23,646,091
2083 21,835,029 23,436,282
2082 21,964,199 23,222,780
2081 22,092,862 23,001,936
2080 22,220,948 22,777,601
2079 22,348,577 22,551,490
2078 22,475,755 22,338,486
2077 22,602,817 22,122,045
2076 22,729,499 21,896,528
2075 22,856,369 21,662,169
2074 22,983,784 21,429,982
2073 23,111,441 21,196,168
2072 23,239,261 20,965,824
2071 23,367,583 20,733,961
2070 23,496,136 20,502,013
2069 23,625,538 20,263,631
2068 23,755,136 20,019,087
2067 23,884,879 19,779,666
2066 24,015,027 19,535,920
2065 24,144,985 19,295,265
2064 24,274,257 19,054,476
2063 24,402,439 18,807,556
2062 24,529,941 18,564,996
2061 24,656,350 18,323,196
2060 24,780,911 18,081,153
2059 24,903,037 17,844,344
2058 25,023,260 17,604,946
2057 25,140,523 17,362,170
2056 25,255,342 17,118,049
2055 25,366,397 16,866,006
2054 25,474,292 16,621,633
2053 25,578,870 16,377,405
2052 25,679,963 16,130,545
2051 25,777,639 15,878,148
2050 25,871,673 15,631,978
2049 25,962,167 15,378,071
2048 26,048,593 15,127,754
2047 26,131,429 14,879,919
2046 26,210,487 14,629,528
2045 26,286,208 14,379,029
2044 26,358,331 14,128,387
2043 26,427,062 13,876,705
2042 26,491,482 13,630,555
2041 26,552,564 13,384,957
2040 26,609,557 13,144,485
2039 26,661,815 12,899,560
2038 26,708,400 12,658,957
2037 26,749,134 12,420,807
2036 26,783,304 12,186,169
2035 26,810,026 11,950,071
2034 26,828,912 11,717,387
2033 26,839,229 11,485,359
2032 26,840,944 11,253,936
2031 26,832,957 11,023,922
2030 26,814,812 10,797,929
2029 26,787,117 10,578,030
2028 26,749,227 10,361,280
2027 26,701,444 10,146,366
2026 26,643,460 9,932,489
2025 26,575,953 9,723,170
2024 26,498,823 9,515,236
2023 26,418,204 9,304,337
2022 26,328,845 9,089,738
2021 26,232,534 8,878,379
2020 26,136,312 8,669,720
2019 26,037,632 8,463,068
2018 25,931,147 8,258,778
2017 25,817,709 8,057,140
2016 25,698,326 7,858,289
2015 25,575,350 7,663,195
2014 25,451,262 7,472,450
2013 25,329,451 7,285,442
2012 25,211,728 7,100,736
2011 25,097,874 6,916,474
2010 24,987,258 6,732,590
2009 24,878,332 6,551,865
2008 24,764,618 6,368,812
2007 24,646,383 6,188,344
2006 24,524,507 6,010,668
2005 24,396,433 5,844,631
2004 24,254,943 5,696,508
2003 24,090,380 5,552,167
2002 23,943,973 5,413,274
2001 23,815,358 5,277,382
2000 23,665,910 5,140,037
1999 23,497,599 5,000,269
1998 23,311,564 4,860,913
1997 23,110,830 4,725,030
1996 22,895,746 4,577,860
1995 22,669,304 4,410,832
1994 22,393,975 4,222,940
1993 22,073,352 4,207,453
1992 21,750,911 4,233,617
1991 21,428,638 4,115,560
1990 21,112,137 3,998,761
1989 20,804,367 3,883,411
1988 20,503,161 3,769,742
1987 20,205,483 3,657,508
1986 19,910,855 3,547,952
1985 19,620,388 3,441,091
1984 19,335,043 3,332,837
1983 19,054,034 3,222,899
1982 18,776,357 3,115,042
1981 18,501,295 3,013,043
1980 18,236,786 2,920,894
1979 17,983,470 2,839,854
1978 17,735,995 2,768,148
1977 17,492,798 2,701,894
1976 17,243,450 2,637,796
1975 16,971,055 2,574,622
1974 16,673,121 2,511,760
1973 16,350,367 2,448,749
1972 15,975,069 2,384,994
1971 15,572,457 2,317,976
1970 15,172,775 2,244,773
1969 14,767,615 2,164,814
1968 14,365,596 2,080,226
1967 13,958,350 1,995,890
1966 13,569,094 1,918,513
1965 13,219,369 1,853,771
1964 12,889,770 1,803,440
1963 12,567,057 1,765,072
1962 12,262,882 1,732,959
1961 11,990,713 1,702,717
1960 11,722,953 1,673,110

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/togo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Korea increased by 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth), while Togo gained 1,847,621 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Korea gained 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth), while Togo's population increased by 2,132,051 people (a 27.1% growth).

North Korea was ranked 46th most populous country in 2006 and is 57th in 2026. Togo was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 97th 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 Togo will increase by 56.5% to 15,631,978 people and rank change from 97th to 83rd.

North Korea is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 26.8M people compared to the peak of 26.5M people in 2100 for Togo.

Population growth rate by year

North Korea
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Korea Togo
2100 -0.65% 0.61%
2099 -0.65% 0.61%
2098 -0.65% 0.63%
2097 -0.65% 0.65%
2096 -0.65% 0.65%
2095 -0.65% 0.7%
2094 -0.64% 0.66%
2093 -0.64% 0.68%
2092 -0.64% 0.72%
2091 -0.63% 0.73%
2090 -0.63% 0.75%
2089 -0.62% 0.78%
2088 -0.62% 0.75%
2087 -0.61% 0.84%
2086 -0.6% 0.85%
2085 -0.6% 0.86%
2084 -0.59% 0.9%
2083 -0.59% 0.92%
2082 -0.58% 0.96%
2081 -0.58% 0.98%
2080 -0.57% 1%
2079 -0.57% 0.95%
2078 -0.56% 0.98%
2077 -0.56% 1.03%
2076 -0.56% 1.08%
2075 -0.55% 1.08%
2074 -0.55% 1.1%
2073 -0.55% 1.1%
2072 -0.55% 1.12%
2071 -0.55% 1.13%
2070 -0.55% 1.18%
2069 -0.55% 1.22%
2068 -0.54% 1.21%
2067 -0.54% 1.25%
2066 -0.54% 1.25%
2065 -0.53% 1.26%
2064 -0.53% 1.31%
2063 -0.52% 1.31%
2062 -0.51% 1.32%
2061 -0.5% 1.34%
2060 -0.49% 1.33%
2059 -0.48% 1.36%
2058 -0.47% 1.4%
2057 -0.45% 1.43%
2056 -0.44% 1.49%
2055 -0.42% 1.47%
2054 -0.41% 1.49%
2053 -0.39% 1.53%
2052 -0.38% 1.59%
2051 -0.36% 1.57%
2050 -0.35% 1.65%
2049 -0.33% 1.65%
2048 -0.32% 1.67%
2047 -0.3% 1.71%
2046 -0.29% 1.74%
2045 -0.27% 1.77%
2044 -0.26% 1.81%
2043 -0.24% 1.81%
2042 -0.23% 1.83%
2041 -0.21% 1.83%
2040 -0.2% 1.9%
2039 -0.17% 1.9%
2038 -0.15% 1.92%
2037 -0.13% 1.93%
2036 -0.1% 1.98%
2035 -0.07% 1.99%
2034 -0.04% 2.02%
2033 -0.006% 2.06%
2032 0.03% 2.09%
2031 0.07% 2.09%
2030 0.1% 2.08%
2029 0.14% 2.09%
2028 0.18% 2.12%
2027 0.22% 2.15%
2026 0.25% 2.15%
2025 0.29% 2.19%
2024 0.31% 2.27%
2023 0.34% 2.36%
2022 0.37% 2.38%
2021 0.37% 2.41%
2020 0.38% 2.44%
2019 0.41% 2.47%
2018 0.44% 2.5%
2017 0.46% 2.53%
2016 0.48% 2.55%
2015 0.49% 2.55%
2014 0.48% 2.57%
2013 0.47% 2.6%
2012 0.45% 2.66%
2011 0.44% 2.73%
2010 0.44% 2.76%
2009 0.46% 2.87%
2008 0.48% 2.92%
2007 0.5% 2.96%
2006 0.52% 2.84%
2005 0.58% 2.6%
2004 0.68% 2.6%
2003 0.61% 2.57%
2002 0.54% 2.57%
2001 0.63% 2.67%
2000 0.72% 2.8%
1999 0.8% 2.87%
1998 0.87% 2.88%
1997 0.94% 3.21%
1996 1% 3.79%
1995 1.23% 4.45%
1994 1.45% 0.37%
1993 1.48% -0.62%
1992 1.5% 2.87%
1991 1.5% 2.92%
1990 1.48% 2.97%
1989 1.47% 3.02%
1988 1.47% 3.07%
1987 1.48% 3.09%
1986 1.48% 3.11%
1985 1.48% 3.25%
1984 1.47% 3.41%
1983 1.48% 3.46%
1982 1.49% 3.39%
1981 1.45% 3.15%
1980 1.41% 2.85%
1979 1.4% 2.59%
1978 1.39% 2.45%
1977 1.45% 2.43%
1976 1.61% 2.45%
1975 1.79% 2.5%
1974 1.97% 2.57%
1973 2.35% 2.67%
1972 2.59% 2.89%
1971 2.63% 3.26%
1970 2.74% 3.69%
1969 2.8% 4.07%
1968 2.92% 4.23%
1967 2.87% 4.03%
1966 2.65% 3.49%
1965 2.56% 2.79%
1964 2.57% 2.17%
1963 2.48% 1.85%
1962 2.27% 1.78%
1961 2.28% 1.77%

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/togo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of North Korea grew by 0.31%, while Togo's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

North Korea Togo
Current population
26659144
9990340
Population rank 57/197 97/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.12%
One net population change
6.52 minutes
2.49 minutes
One birth every
1.54 minutes
1.81 minutes
One death every
2.05 minutes
7.33 minutes
Daily growth/decline +221 +578
Annual growth/decline +80,619 +210,899
Annual growth/decline rate +0.31% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 150/197 40/197
One migration net change every
3.15 hours
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change -2,787 -15,010
Net migration rank 104/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 50,439 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 150/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 189/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Korea
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Korea Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,787 - -15,010
2024 - -2,473 - -14,014
2023 86,203 -1,997 218,093 -1,997
2022 96,495 -1,997 215,090 -1,997
2021 99,710 -1,585 210,613 -986
2020 95,920 -1,585 208,663 -986
2019 106,208 -3,142 207,608 -1,985
2018 113,164 -3,225 204,942 -1,985
2017 120,181 -3,224 202,307 -1,985
2016 125,048 -3,222 199,364 -1,979
2015 127,365 -3,208 194,768 -1,976
2014 127,078 -3,042 190,667 -1,976
2013 122,519 -2,933 187,309 -1,976
2012 118,773 -2,919 186,061 -1,983
2011 114,798 -2,957 186,406 -1,968
2010 112,443 -3,053 185,294 -1,964
2009 111,530 -3,058 180,111 -1,985
2008 122,015 -3,051 173,677 14,303
2007 120,521 -3,021 168,144 4,813
2006 129,171 -2,948 160,671 21,724
2005 132,765 -2,861 154,117 -4,437
2004 155,838 -2,758 147,574 -1,005
2003 178,775 -2,717 144,900 -2,793
2002 119,504 -2,763 141,643 -5,973
2001 143,321 -2,884 137,808 -1,703
2000 161,591 -3,142 133,873 4,715
1999 181,613 -3,443 129,832 11,125
1998 197,589 -3,706 125,392 12,362
1997 211,325 -3,745 122,109 11,898
1996 226,095 -3,512 119,418 40,915
1995 233,381 -3,094 116,314 57,406
1994 320,861 -517 113,074 88,992
1993 320,880 0 119,938 -291,022
1992 324,002 0 118,876 -122
1991 320,551 0 117,409 -51
1990 312,460 0 116,200 44
1989 303,078 0 114,432 0
1988 299,305 0 112,915 -17
1987 296,030 0 110,739 848
1986 293,227 0 107,957 -436
1985 287,714 0 104,949 1,242
1984 282,987 0 102,425 7,897
1983 279,046 0 99,817 9,740
1982 276,332 0 97,003 9,163
1981 273,800 0 94,318 3,519
1980 255,206 0 91,445 -4,993
1979 251,409 0 89,148 -13,519
1978 243,533 0 86,950 -19,163
1977 242,870 0 84,572 -19,856
1976 255,841 0 82,321 -18,832
1975 288,966 0 79,831 -16,973
1974 306,902 0 77,347 -14,483
1973 338,600 0 74,713 -11,555
1972 411,997 0 72,008 -7,661
1971 393,220 0 69,206 482
1970 406,129 0 65,851 10,865
1969 404,189 0 62,589 20,613
1968 399,837 0 59,110 26,860
1967 414,632 0 56,128 26,576
1966 363,882 0 53,640 18,418
1965 335,587 0 51,323 6,104
1964 323,623 0 49,449 -6,214
1963 321,805 0 47,869 -14,361
1962 286,534 0 46,201 -15,486
1961 257,788 0 44,623 -14,858
1960 277,717 0 43,307 -13,868

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

GeoRank.org/population/north-korea/togo | 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 Togo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,052,115 people) and 0.86% is from migration (a loss of 17,852 people).

As of 2024, 50,439 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in North Korea, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

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
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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