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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Korea was 26,498,823 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Korea's population is 26,659,144 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 1.99 times bigger than North Korea's.
  • North Korea is ranked the 57th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.96% of the world: 0.32% for North Korea vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, North Korea has had an average growth rate of +0.41% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Korea has increased from 24.5M people to 26.7M (8.7% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

North Korea vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

North Korea
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Korea Uganda
2100 19,604,631 122,497,526
2099 19,733,548 122,436,109
2098 19,862,949 122,364,302
2097 19,993,288 122,266,255
2096 20,124,518 122,146,810
2095 20,256,401 121,976,411
2094 20,388,156 121,799,752
2093 20,520,253 121,584,860
2092 20,652,961 121,336,796
2091 20,785,785 121,070,447
2090 20,918,305 120,767,412
2089 21,050,580 120,427,771
2088 21,182,325 120,064,594
2087 21,314,047 119,668,549
2086 21,445,329 119,256,686
2085 21,575,835 118,815,763
2084 21,705,777 118,339,179
2083 21,835,029 117,821,938
2082 21,964,199 117,274,958
2081 22,092,862 116,707,394
2080 22,220,948 116,096,095
2079 22,348,577 115,474,153
2078 22,475,755 114,805,376
2077 22,602,817 114,118,687
2076 22,729,499 113,390,189
2075 22,856,369 112,637,851
2074 22,983,784 111,863,410
2073 23,111,441 111,070,771
2072 23,239,261 110,240,940
2071 23,367,583 109,392,890
2070 23,496,136 108,505,633
2069 23,625,538 107,607,659
2068 23,755,136 106,677,578
2067 23,884,879 105,722,829
2066 24,015,027 104,739,111
2065 24,144,985 103,737,893
2064 24,274,257 102,701,560
2063 24,402,439 101,646,533
2062 24,529,941 100,561,859
2061 24,656,350 99,450,764
2060 24,780,911 98,334,788
2059 24,903,037 97,187,498
2058 25,023,260 96,014,439
2057 25,140,523 94,821,765
2056 25,255,342 93,613,209
2055 25,366,397 92,385,049
2054 25,474,292 91,132,827
2053 25,578,870 89,857,705
2052 25,679,963 88,568,311
2051 25,777,639 87,270,603
2050 25,871,673 85,957,376
2049 25,962,167 84,632,277
2048 26,048,593 83,284,965
2047 26,131,429 81,928,165
2046 26,210,487 80,569,225
2045 26,286,208 79,208,662
2044 26,358,331 77,834,944
2043 26,427,062 76,453,982
2042 26,491,482 75,075,287
2041 26,552,564 73,701,695
2040 26,609,557 72,333,375
2039 26,661,815 70,963,211
2038 26,708,400 69,580,447
2037 26,749,134 68,186,136
2036 26,783,304 66,804,746
2035 26,810,026 65,411,934
2034 26,828,912 64,023,352
2033 26,839,229 62,634,483
2032 26,840,944 61,235,174
2031 26,832,957 59,825,075
2030 26,814,812 58,415,479
2029 26,787,117 57,006,283
2028 26,749,227 55,596,520
2027 26,701,444 54,191,271
2026 26,643,460 52,792,624
2025 26,575,953 51,400,003
2024 26,498,823 50,015,092
2023 26,418,204 48,656,601
2022 26,328,845 47,312,719
2021 26,232,534 45,910,930
2020 26,136,312 44,457,152
2019 26,037,632 42,999,637
2018 25,931,147 41,565,831
2017 25,817,709 40,177,388
2016 25,698,326 38,799,152
2015 25,575,350 37,531,446
2014 25,451,262 36,395,539
2013 25,329,451 35,337,042
2012 25,211,728 34,337,438
2011 25,097,874 33,354,543
2010 24,987,258 32,390,802
2009 24,878,332 31,451,151
2008 24,764,618 30,539,553
2007 24,646,383 29,653,430
2006 24,524,507 28,794,003
2005 24,396,433 27,963,289
2004 24,254,943 27,154,515
2003 24,090,380 26,352,124
2002 23,943,973 25,532,870
2001 23,815,358 24,745,676
2000 23,665,910 24,000,150
1999 23,497,599 23,257,281
1998 23,311,564 22,515,806
1997 23,110,830 21,856,046
1996 22,895,746 21,231,550
1995 22,669,304 20,665,667
1994 22,393,975 20,108,801
1993 22,073,352 19,445,161
1992 21,750,911 18,785,032
1991 21,428,638 18,155,901
1990 21,112,137 17,569,897
1989 20,804,367 17,010,698
1988 20,503,161 16,470,483
1987 20,205,483 15,954,170
1986 19,910,855 15,467,579
1985 19,620,388 15,023,681
1984 19,335,043 14,607,677
1983 19,054,034 14,221,881
1982 18,776,357 13,873,631
1981 18,501,295 13,556,452
1980 18,236,786 13,275,741
1979 17,983,470 13,002,163
1978 17,735,995 12,692,113
1977 17,492,798 12,359,669
1976 17,243,450 12,037,294
1975 16,971,055 11,725,240
1974 16,673,121 11,424,846
1973 16,350,367 11,144,236
1972 15,975,069 10,885,796
1971 15,572,457 10,618,206
1970 15,172,775 10,321,603
1969 14,767,615 10,014,858
1968 14,365,596 9,708,632
1967 13,958,350 9,408,924
1966 13,569,094 9,122,864
1965 13,219,369 8,849,203
1964 12,889,770 8,586,363
1963 12,567,057 8,333,663
1962 12,262,882 8,092,231
1961 11,990,713 7,862,217
1960 11,722,953 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Korea increased by 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Korea gained 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

North Korea was ranked 46th most populous country in 2006 and is 57th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

North Korea is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 26.8M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

North Korea
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Korea Uganda
2100 -0.65% 0.05%
2099 -0.65% 0.06%
2098 -0.65% 0.08%
2097 -0.65% 0.1%
2096 -0.65% 0.14%
2095 -0.65% 0.15%
2094 -0.64% 0.18%
2093 -0.64% 0.2%
2092 -0.64% 0.22%
2091 -0.63% 0.25%
2090 -0.63% 0.28%
2089 -0.62% 0.3%
2088 -0.62% 0.33%
2087 -0.61% 0.35%
2086 -0.6% 0.37%
2085 -0.6% 0.4%
2084 -0.59% 0.44%
2083 -0.59% 0.47%
2082 -0.58% 0.49%
2081 -0.58% 0.53%
2080 -0.57% 0.54%
2079 -0.57% 0.58%
2078 -0.56% 0.6%
2077 -0.56% 0.64%
2076 -0.56% 0.67%
2075 -0.55% 0.69%
2074 -0.55% 0.71%
2073 -0.55% 0.75%
2072 -0.55% 0.78%
2071 -0.55% 0.82%
2070 -0.55% 0.83%
2069 -0.55% 0.87%
2068 -0.54% 0.9%
2067 -0.54% 0.94%
2066 -0.54% 0.97%
2065 -0.53% 1.01%
2064 -0.53% 1.04%
2063 -0.52% 1.08%
2062 -0.51% 1.12%
2061 -0.5% 1.13%
2060 -0.49% 1.18%
2059 -0.48% 1.22%
2058 -0.47% 1.26%
2057 -0.45% 1.29%
2056 -0.44% 1.33%
2055 -0.42% 1.37%
2054 -0.41% 1.42%
2053 -0.39% 1.46%
2052 -0.38% 1.49%
2051 -0.36% 1.53%
2050 -0.35% 1.57%
2049 -0.33% 1.62%
2048 -0.32% 1.66%
2047 -0.3% 1.69%
2046 -0.29% 1.72%
2045 -0.27% 1.76%
2044 -0.26% 1.81%
2043 -0.24% 1.84%
2042 -0.23% 1.86%
2041 -0.21% 1.89%
2040 -0.2% 1.93%
2039 -0.17% 1.99%
2038 -0.15% 2.04%
2037 -0.13% 2.07%
2036 -0.1% 2.13%
2035 -0.07% 2.17%
2034 -0.04% 2.22%
2033 -0.006% 2.29%
2032 0.03% 2.36%
2031 0.07% 2.41%
2030 0.1% 2.47%
2029 0.14% 2.54%
2028 0.18% 2.59%
2027 0.22% 2.65%
2026 0.25% 2.71%
2025 0.29% 2.77%
2024 0.31% 2.79%
2023 0.34% 2.84%
2022 0.37% 3.05%
2021 0.37% 3.27%
2020 0.38% 3.39%
2019 0.41% 3.45%
2018 0.44% 3.46%
2017 0.46% 3.55%
2016 0.48% 3.38%
2015 0.49% 3.12%
2014 0.48% 3%
2013 0.47% 2.91%
2012 0.45% 2.95%
2011 0.44% 2.98%
2010 0.44% 2.99%
2009 0.46% 2.98%
2008 0.48% 2.99%
2007 0.5% 2.98%
2006 0.52% 2.97%
2005 0.58% 2.98%
2004 0.68% 3.04%
2003 0.61% 3.21%
2002 0.54% 3.18%
2001 0.63% 3.11%
2000 0.72% 3.19%
1999 0.8% 3.29%
1998 0.87% 3.02%
1997 0.94% 2.94%
1996 1% 2.74%
1995 1.23% 2.77%
1994 1.45% 3.41%
1993 1.48% 3.51%
1992 1.5% 3.47%
1991 1.5% 3.34%
1990 1.48% 3.29%
1989 1.47% 3.28%
1988 1.47% 3.24%
1987 1.48% 3.15%
1986 1.48% 2.95%
1985 1.48% 2.85%
1984 1.47% 2.71%
1983 1.48% 2.51%
1982 1.49% 2.34%
1981 1.45% 2.11%
1980 1.41% 2.1%
1979 1.4% 2.44%
1978 1.39% 2.69%
1977 1.45% 2.68%
1976 1.61% 2.66%
1975 1.79% 2.63%
1974 1.97% 2.52%
1973 2.35% 2.37%
1972 2.59% 2.52%
1971 2.63% 2.87%
1970 2.74% 3.06%
1969 2.8% 3.15%
1968 2.92% 3.19%
1967 2.87% 3.14%
1966 2.65% 3.09%
1965 2.56% 3.06%
1964 2.57% 3.03%
1963 2.48% 2.98%
1962 2.27% 2.93%
1961 2.28% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of North Korea grew by 0.31%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

North Korea Uganda
Current population
26659144
53170946
Population rank 57/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.64%
One net population change
6.52 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
1.54 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
2.05 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +221 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +80,619 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.31% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 150/197 22/197
One migration net change every
3.15 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -2,787 -119,059
Net migration rank 104/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 50,439 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 150/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 189/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Korea
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Korea Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,787 - -119,059
2024 - -2,473 - -117,924
2023 86,203 -1,997 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 96,495 -1,997 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 99,710 -1,585 1,423,377 43,464
2020 95,920 -1,585 1,397,288 43,464
2019 106,208 -3,142 1,367,044 107,210
2018 113,164 -3,225 1,332,600 60,724
2017 120,181 -3,224 1,290,658 92,879
2016 125,048 -3,222 1,249,565 123,379
2015 127,365 -3,208 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 127,078 -3,042 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 122,519 -2,933 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 118,773 -2,919 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 114,798 -2,957 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 112,443 -3,053 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 111,530 -3,058 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 122,015 -3,051 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 120,521 -3,021 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 129,171 -2,948 999,958 -156,232
2005 132,765 -2,861 969,096 -151,386
2004 155,838 -2,758 938,623 -138,770
2003 178,775 -2,717 901,374 -96,429
2002 119,504 -2,763 868,756 -35,149
2001 143,321 -2,884 836,751 -95,956
2000 161,591 -3,142 803,069 -52,824
1999 181,613 -3,443 775,166 -39,695
1998 197,589 -3,706 741,175 6,277
1997 211,325 -3,745 727,523 -155,461
1996 226,095 -3,512 699,707 -22,795
1995 233,381 -3,094 697,218 -242,378
1994 320,861 -517 675,092 -16,198
1993 320,880 0 650,032 18,349
1992 324,002 0 627,139 24,723
1991 320,551 0 602,740 3,643
1990 312,460 0 587,291 -21,688
1989 303,078 0 565,367 -12,576
1988 299,305 0 547,759 -20,113
1987 296,030 0 527,397 -22,415
1986 293,227 0 487,693 -19,485
1985 287,714 0 462,534 -42,942
1984 282,987 0 421,241 -8,818
1983 279,046 0 404,940 -45,776
1982 276,332 0 390,820 -53,497
1981 273,800 0 380,028 -83,010
1980 255,206 0 370,287 -105,900
1979 251,409 0 381,626 -98,863
1978 243,533 0 371,930 -34,606
1977 242,870 0 365,216 -37,671
1976 255,841 0 359,458 -42,259
1975 288,966 0 354,278 -47,359
1974 306,902 0 345,773 -51,910
1973 338,600 0 340,780 -73,439
1972 411,997 0 335,935 -86,409
1971 393,220 0 328,294 -42,642
1970 406,129 0 333,202 -25,646
1969 404,189 0 320,486 -14,548
1968 399,837 0 309,725 -3,214
1967 414,632 0 296,692 -3,773
1966 363,882 0 282,225 -3,021
1965 335,587 0 271,830 -3,716
1964 323,623 0 260,733 -3,169
1963 321,805 0 250,885 -3,058
1962 286,534 0 241,513 -6,470
1961 257,788 0 232,894 -7,893
1960 277,717 0 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/north-korea/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 50,439 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in North Korea, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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