# Population density in North Korea

Population density in North Korea was 220.1 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `kp`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/north-korea
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/north-korea.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=kp

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 220.1 |
| 2023 | 219.4 |
| 2022 | 218.7 |
| 2021 | 217.9 |
| 2020 | 217.1 |
| 2019 | 216.2 |
| 2018 | 215.4 |
| 2017 | 214.4 |
| 2016 | 213.4 |
| 2015 | 212.4 |
| 2014 | 211.4 |
| 2013 | 210.4 |
| 2012 | 209.4 |
| 2011 | 208.4 |
| 2010 | 207.5 |
| 2009 | 206.6 |
| 2008 | 205.7 |
| 2007 | 204.7 |
| 2006 | 203.7 |
| 2005 | 202.6 |
| 2004 | 201.4 |
| 2003 | 200.1 |
| 2002 | 198.9 |
| 2001 | 197.8 |
| 2000 | 196.5 |
| 1999 | 195.1 |
| 1998 | 193.6 |
| 1997 | 191.9 |
| 1996 | 190.1 |
| 1995 | 188.3 |
| 1994 | 186 |
| 1993 | 183.3 |
| 1992 | 180.6 |
| 1991 | 178 |
| 1990 | 175.3 |
| 1989 | 172.8 |
| 1988 | 170.3 |
| 1987 | 167.8 |
| 1986 | 165.4 |
| 1985 | 162.9 |
| 1984 | 160.6 |
| 1983 | 158.2 |
| 1982 | 155.9 |
| 1981 | 153.7 |
| 1980 | 151.5 |
| 1979 | 149.4 |
| 1978 | 147.3 |
| 1977 | 145.3 |
| 1976 | 143.2 |
| 1975 | 140.9 |
| 1974 | 138.5 |
| 1973 | 135.8 |
| 1972 | 132.7 |
| 1971 | 129.3 |
| 1970 | 126 |
| 1969 | 122.6 |
| 1968 | 119.3 |
| 1967 | 115.9 |
| 1966 | 112.7 |
| 1965 | 109.8 |
| 1964 | 107 |
| 1963 | 104.4 |
| 1962 | 101.8 |
| 1961 | 99.6 |