North Korea vs United States: Military personnel, gaps filled
North Korea
1.28 million people
in 2022
United States
1.36 million people
in 2022
North Korea rank
4th
United States rank
3rd
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- North Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.36 million people against 1.28 million people in North Korea, a difference of 80,000 people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 130,000 people | 1.53 million people | 1.40 million people | United States |
| 1950s | 267,100 people | 2.85 million people | 2.58 million people | United States |
| 1960s | 384,800 people | 2.89 million people | 2.51 million people | United States |
| 1970s | 510,200 people | 2.28 million people | 1.77 million people | United States |
| 1980s | 816,000 people | 2.20 million people | 1.39 million people | United States |
| 1990s | 1.11 million people | 1.75 million people | 635,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 1.09 million people | 1.46 million people | 366,400 people | United States |
| 2010s | 1.20 million people | 1.46 million people | 259,700 people | United States |
| 2020s | 1.28 million people | 1.37 million people | 91,667 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, North Korea or United States?
- United States, at 1.36 million people against 1.28 million people in North Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between North Korea and United States?
- 80,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United States?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and United States rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- North Korea ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd 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.