Population of Korea, Dem. People’s Rep.

As of 2025, the population of Korea, Dem. People’s Rep. is approximately 26.57 million people (26 571 036), making it the 56th most populous country in the dataset of 217 countries, with a 0.32% share of the combined total.

Over the past five years the population of Korea, Dem. People’s Rep. changed by +1.66%, and over the past ten years by +3.89%. By five-year growth, Korea, Dem. People’s Rep. ranks 156th of 217 countries; in terms of momentum, growth is slowing — from +0.43% to +0.33% per year.