North Korea vs Russia: Military personnel, gaps filled
North Korea
1.28 million people
in 2022
Russia
1.19 million people
in 2022
North Korea rank
4th
Russia rank
5th
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- North Korea
- Russia
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.28 million people against 1.19 million people in Russia, a difference of 90,000 people.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Russia ahead.
North Korea ranks 4th and Russia ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 130,000 people | 3.25 million people | 3.12 million people | Russia |
| 1950s | 267,100 people | 4.96 million people | 4.69 million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 384,800 people | 3.46 million people | 3.08 million people | Russia |
| 1970s | 510,200 people | 4.03 million people | 3.52 million people | Russia |
| 1980s | 816,000 people | 3.88 million people | 3.06 million people | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.11 million people | 1.71 million people | 600,000 people | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.09 million people | 1.01 million people | 85,100 people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.20 million people | 891,900 people | 307,700 people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.28 million people | 996,667 people | 283,333 people | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, North Korea or Russia?
- North Korea, at 1.28 million people against 1.19 million people in Russia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between North Korea and Russia?
- 90,000 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Russia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Russia rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- North Korea ranks 4th and Russia ranks 5th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.