Australia vs North Korea: Age population, age 21, male, interpolated
Australia
163,895
in 2025
North Korea
174,844
in 2025
Australia rank
67th
North Korea rank
65th
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated over time
- Australia
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 174,844 against 163,895 in Australia, a difference of 10,949.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 67th and North Korea ranks 65th of 218 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87,518 | 143,441 | 55,923 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 118,225 | 132,051 | 13,826 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 135,142 | 200,890 | 65,748 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 140,756 | 216,118 | 75,363 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 144,504 | 185,831 | 41,327 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 167,708 | 203,971 | 36,263 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 164,335 | 186,292 | 21,957 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 21, male, interpolated, Australia or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 174,844 against 163,895 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 21, male, interpolated between Australia and North Korea?
- 10,949, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and North Korea rank globally for age population, age 21, male, interpolated?
- Australia ranks 67th and North Korea ranks 65th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 21, male, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.