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.
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