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Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
Population, total

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Global rank#56out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

27 M23 M19 M15 M12 M196019932025Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · 2025: 26.57MKorea, Dem. People's Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Korea, Dem. People's Rep. records 26.57M for Population, total in 2025, ranking #56 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Population, total increased from 11.72M in 1960 to 26.57M in 2025, a gain of 14.85M.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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