EASTERN ASIA
North Korea
KPTrajectories
demographic curve
1.8 children per woman
Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it. Fell from 2.8 in 1980.
2024 · 1.8
the numbers65
| when | value | change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.6 | |
| 1961 | 3.3 | −8.6% |
| 1962 | 3.4 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 3.6 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 3.5 | −2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.6 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.7 | +4.3% |
| 1967high | 4.0 | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 3.9 | −4.4% |
| 1969 | 3.9 | −0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.8 | −0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.7 | −2.8% |
| 1972 | 3.9 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 3.4 | −13.8% |
| 1974 | 3.1 | −6.3% |
| 1975 | 3.0 | −3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.8 | −6.9% |
| 1977 | 2.8 | −2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.8 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.8 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.8 | −0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.9 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.9 | −2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.8 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.7 | −2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.6 | −2.3% |
| 1986 | 2.6 | −2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.5 | −2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.5 | −2.4% |
| 1989 | 2.4 | −2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.4 | −1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.4 | −1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.3 | −2.7% |
| 1993 | 2.2 | −3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.2 | −1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.1 | −1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.1 | −2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.0 | −3.2% |
| 1998 | 2.0 | −1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.0 | −1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9 | −1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9 | −0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | −1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | −0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9 | −0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9 | −1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | −3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | −0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | −0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | −0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | −0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | −0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | −0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | −0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | −0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8 | −0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | −0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8 | −0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | −0.5% |
| 2023low | 1.8 | −0.9% |
| 2024latest | 1.8 | +0.2% |
Metrics
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population26M56 of 176REST Countries · UN data
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area121K km²101 of 176REST Countries
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population density215 /km²29 of 176zuhd — derived from population and area
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life expectancy73.6 yr89 of 175World Bank · latest available
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co₂ per capita2.5 t88 of 163World Bank · Climate Watch
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urbanisation64%83 of 168World Bank · UN DESA
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fertility rate1.898 of 168World Bank · UN DESA
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foreign-born share0.2%161 of 167World Bank · UN DESA
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scientific articles / yr269112 of 168NSF / World Bank
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youth unemployment8%45 of 166ILO via World Bank
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adult literacy100%5 of 109UNESCO UIS via World Bank
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democracy (v-dem)0.01163 of 163V-Dem via Our World in Data
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clean government15154 of 164Transparency International via Our World in Data
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press freedom81.3162 of 163RSF via Our World in Data