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Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Values and evidence for Korea (Democratic People's Republic of). Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	21,112,137 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20916 · revision 1 Value 21112137.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 21112137.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
1991	21,428,638 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20915 · revision 1 Value 21428638.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 21428638.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
1992	21,750,911 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20914 · revision 1 Value 21750911.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 21750911.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
1993	22,073,352 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20913 · revision 1 Value 22073352.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 22073352.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
1994	22,393,975 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20912 · revision 1 Value 22393975.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 22393975.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
1995	22,669,304 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20911 · revision 1 Value 22669304.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 22669304.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
1996	22,895,746 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20910 · revision 1 Value 22895746.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 22895746.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
1997	23,110,830 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20909 · revision 1 Value 23110830.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 23110830.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
1998	23,311,564 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20908 · revision 1 Value 23311564.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 23311564.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
1999	23,497,599 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20907 · revision 1 Value 23497599.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 23497599.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2000	23,665,910 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20906 · revision 1 Value 23665910.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 23665910.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2001	23,815,358 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20905 · revision 1 Value 23815358.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 23815358.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2002	23,943,973 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20904 · revision 1 Value 23943973.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 23943973.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2003	24,090,380 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20903 · revision 1 Value 24090380.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 24090380.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2004	24,254,943 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20902 · revision 1 Value 24254943.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 24254943.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2005	24,396,433 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20901 · revision 1 Value 24396433.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 24396433.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2006	24,524,507 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20900 · revision 1 Value 24524507.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 24524507.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2007	24,646,383 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20899 · revision 1 Value 24646383.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 24646383.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2008	24,764,618 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20898 · revision 1 Value 24764618.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 24764618.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2009	24,878,332 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20897 · revision 1 Value 24878332.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 24878332.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2010	24,987,258 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20896 · revision 1 Value 24987258.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 24987258.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2011	25,097,874 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20895 · revision 1 Value 25097874.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25097874.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2012	25,211,728 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20894 · revision 1 Value 25211728.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25211728.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2013	25,329,451 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20893 · revision 1 Value 25329451.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25329451.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2014	25,451,262 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20892 · revision 1 Value 25451262.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25451262.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2015	25,575,350 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20891 · revision 1 Value 25575350.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25575350.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2016	25,698,326 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20890 · revision 1 Value 25698326.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25698326.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2017	25,817,709 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20889 · revision 1 Value 25817709.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25817709.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2018	25,931,147 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20888 · revision 1 Value 25931147.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25931147.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2019	26,037,632 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20887 · revision 1 Value 26037632.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26037632.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2020	26,136,312 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20886 · revision 1 Value 26136312.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26136312.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2021	26,232,534 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20885 · revision 1 Value 26232534.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26232534.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2022	26,328,845 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20884 · revision 1 Value 26328845.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26328845.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2023	26,418,204 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20883 · revision 1 Value 26418204.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26418204.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2024	26,498,823 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20882 · revision 1 Value 26498823.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26498823.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified
2025	26,571,036 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20881 · revision 1 Value 26571036.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26571036.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:45 · source revision unspecified

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