The latest officially reported population of North Korea was 26,498,823 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Korea's population is 26,634,259 people compared to 1,373,327 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Population statistics:
- North Korea's population is 19.4 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
- North Korea is ranked the 56th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
- The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.32% for North Korea vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
- For the last 10 years, North Korea has had an average growth rate of +0.41% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Since 2006, the population of North Korea has increased from 24.5M people to 26.6M (8.6% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.81% growth).
- North Korea is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 26.8M people compared to the peak of 1.37M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.
North Korea vs Trinidad and Tobago: live population counter
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| Current population |
26634259
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1373327
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| Population rank | 56/197 | 154/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.32% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
6.52 minutes
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10.6 hours
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| One birth every |
1.54 minutes
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35.9 minutes
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| One death every |
2.05 minutes
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45.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.54 hours
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6.57 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,473 | +1,334 |
| Daily growth/decline | +221 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +80,619 | +823 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.31% | +0.06% |
| Population growth rate rank | 150/197 | 162/197 |
North Korea and Trinidad and Tobago: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,722,953 | 844,943 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,990,713 | 863,144 | 2.28% | 2.15% |
| 1962 | 12,262,882 | 880,194 | 2.27% | 1.98% |
| 1963 | 12,567,057 | 896,804 | 2.48% | 1.89% |
| 1964 | 12,889,770 | 912,963 | 2.57% | 1.8% |
| 1965 | 13,219,369 | 928,425 | 2.56% | 1.69% |
| 1966 | 13,569,094 | 942,937 | 2.65% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 13,958,350 | 956,418 | 2.87% | 1.43% |
| 1968 | 14,365,596 | 969,006 | 2.92% | 1.32% |
| 1969 | 14,767,615 | 980,706 | 2.8% | 1.21% |
| 1970 | 15,172,775 | 991,471 | 2.74% | 1.1% |
| 1971 | 15,572,457 | 1,002,585 | 2.63% | 1.12% |
| 1972 | 15,975,069 | 1,014,921 | 2.59% | 1.23% |
| 1973 | 16,350,367 | 1,027,851 | 2.35% | 1.27% |
| 1974 | 16,673,121 | 1,040,761 | 1.97% | 1.26% |
| 1975 | 16,971,055 | 1,053,469 | 1.79% | 1.22% |
| 1976 | 17,243,450 | 1,066,311 | 1.61% | 1.22% |
| 1977 | 17,492,798 | 1,079,554 | 1.45% | 1.24% |
| 1978 | 17,735,995 | 1,093,380 | 1.39% | 1.28% |
| 1979 | 17,983,470 | 1,107,639 | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| 1980 | 18,236,786 | 1,121,744 | 1.41% | 1.27% |
| 1981 | 18,501,295 | 1,135,132 | 1.45% | 1.19% |
| 1982 | 18,776,357 | 1,147,927 | 1.49% | 1.13% |
| 1983 | 19,054,034 | 1,160,534 | 1.48% | 1.1% |
| 1984 | 19,335,043 | 1,172,984 | 1.47% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 19,620,388 | 1,187,366 | 1.48% | 1.23% |
| 1986 | 19,910,855 | 1,203,124 | 1.48% | 1.33% |
| 1987 | 20,205,483 | 1,217,364 | 1.48% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 20,503,161 | 1,230,069 | 1.47% | 1.04% |
| 1989 | 20,804,367 | 1,241,600 | 1.47% | 0.94% |
| 1990 | 21,112,137 | 1,252,208 | 1.48% | 0.85% |
| 1991 | 21,428,638 | 1,262,171 | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| 1992 | 21,750,911 | 1,271,674 | 1.5% | 0.75% |
| 1993 | 22,073,352 | 1,280,466 | 1.48% | 0.69% |
| 1994 | 22,393,975 | 1,288,341 | 1.45% | 0.62% |
| 1995 | 22,669,304 | 1,295,169 | 1.23% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 22,895,746 | 1,300,928 | 1% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 23,110,830 | 1,305,836 | 0.94% | 0.38% |
| 1998 | 23,311,564 | 1,310,225 | 0.87% | 0.34% |
| 1999 | 23,497,599 | 1,314,708 | 0.8% | 0.34% |
| 2000 | 23,665,910 | 1,319,774 | 0.72% | 0.39% |
| 2001 | 23,815,358 | 1,325,567 | 0.63% | 0.44% |
| 2002 | 23,943,973 | 1,332,011 | 0.54% | 0.49% |
| 2003 | 24,090,380 | 1,338,709 | 0.61% | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 24,254,943 | 1,345,380 | 0.68% | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 24,396,433 | 1,294,494 | 0.58% | -3.78% |
| 2006 | 24,524,507 | 1,297,944 | 0.52% | 0.27% |
| 2007 | 24,646,383 | 1,303,188 | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| 2008 | 24,764,618 | 1,308,587 | 0.48% | 0.41% |
| 2009 | 24,878,332 | 1,310,106 | 0.46% | 0.12% |
| 2010 | 24,987,258 | 1,317,714 | 0.44% | 0.58% |
| 2011 | 25,097,874 | 1,328,019 | 0.44% | 0.78% |
| 2012 | 25,211,728 | 1,335,194 | 0.45% | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 25,329,451 | 1,340,557 | 0.47% | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 25,451,262 | 1,345,343 | 0.48% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 25,575,350 | 1,349,667 | 0.49% | 0.32% |
| 2016 | 25,698,326 | 1,353,895 | 0.48% | 0.31% |
| 2017 | 25,817,709 | 1,356,633 | 0.46% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 25,931,147 | 1,359,193 | 0.44% | 0.19% |
| 2019 | 26,037,632 | 1,363,985 | 0.41% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 26,136,312 | 1,366,725 | 0.38% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 26,232,534 | 1,367,558 | 0.37% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 26,328,845 | 1,365,805 | 0.37% | -0.13% |
| 2023 | 26,418,204 | 1,367,510 | 0.34% | 0.12% |
| 2024 | 26,498,823 | 1,368,333 | 0.31% | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 26,571,033 | 1,371,404 | 0.27% | 0.22% |
| 2026 | 26,633,682 | 1,373,317 | 0.24% | 0.14% |
| 2027 | 26,686,492 | 1,374,242 | 0.2% | 0.07% |
| 2028 | 26,729,261 | 1,374,318 | 0.16% | 0.006% |
| 2029 | 26,762,008 | 1,373,690 | 0.12% | -0.05% |
| 2030 | 26,784,894 | 1,372,463 | 0.09% | -0.09% |
| 2031 | 26,797,946 | 1,370,749 | 0.05% | -0.12% |
| 2032 | 26,801,071 | 1,368,525 | 0.01% | -0.16% |
| 2033 | 26,795,061 | 1,365,873 | -0.02% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 26,780,481 | 1,362,803 | -0.05% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 26,757,705 | 1,359,333 | -0.09% | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 26,727,309 | 1,355,490 | -0.11% | -0.28% |
| 2037 | 26,689,907 | 1,351,300 | -0.14% | -0.31% |
| 2038 | 26,646,323 | 1,346,775 | -0.16% | -0.33% |
| 2039 | 26,596,967 | 1,341,909 | -0.19% | -0.36% |
| 2040 | 26,542,417 | 1,336,720 | -0.21% | -0.39% |
| 2041 | 26,483,475 | 1,331,223 | -0.22% | -0.41% |
| 2042 | 26,420,812 | 1,325,440 | -0.24% | -0.43% |
| 2043 | 26,354,324 | 1,319,360 | -0.25% | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 26,284,000 | 1,313,024 | -0.27% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 26,210,196 | 1,306,452 | -0.28% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 26,132,922 | 1,299,645 | -0.29% | -0.52% |
| 2047 | 26,052,086 | 1,292,634 | -0.31% | -0.54% |
| 2048 | 25,967,581 | 1,285,402 | -0.32% | -0.56% |
| 2049 | 25,879,244 | 1,277,967 | -0.34% | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 25,787,120 | 1,270,340 | -0.36% | -0.6% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Korea increased by 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Korea gained 935,933 (a 3.64% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 19,432 (a 1.44% growth).
North Korea was ranked 46th most populous country in 2006 and is 56th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) North Korea's population will shrink by 3.18% to 25,787,120 people with a rank change from 56th to 66th. The population of Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.5% to 1,270,340 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Pyongyang | 2.86M |
| Hamhung | 769K |
| Chongjin | 668K |
| Sunchon | 437K |
| Nampo | 367K |
| Wonsan | 363K |
| Sinuiju | 359K |
| Tanchon | 346K |
| Kaechon | 320K |
| Kaesong | 308K |
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| City | Population |
| Port of Spain | 84.1K |
| Chaguanas | 83.5K |
| San Fernando | 55.4K |
| Scarborough | 17K |
| San Juan | 13.8K |
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Population differences between North Korea and Trinidad and Tobago
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| Life expectancy | 74 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 38 years | 38.2 years |
| Median age | 37.3 years | 38.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 570 ppl/mi² | 691 ppl/mi² |
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