North Korea vs Turkey: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita
North Korea
0.6836 units per person
in 2025
Turkey
0.6841 units per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
47th
Turkey rank
44th
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.6841 units per person against 0.6836 units per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 47th and Turkey ranks 44th of 217 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5902 units per person | 0.5299 units per person | 0.0603 units per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.5779 units per person | 0.5375 units per person | 0.0404 units per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.654 units per person | 0.5717 units per person | 0.0823 units per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6854 units per person | 0.6149 units per person | 0.0705 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.6802 units per person | 0.6531 units per person | 0.0272 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6926 units per person | 0.6809 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.6915 units per person | 0.6822 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per capita, North Korea or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.6841 units per person against 0.6836 units per person in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per capita between North Korea and Turkey?
- 0.0005 units per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Turkey rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 47th and Turkey ranks 44th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.