Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Population ages 0-14, female, per capita was 0.0921 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, female, per capita in North Korea is 0.0921 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.1975 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0921 units per person, in 2025.
North Korea ranks 131st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1865 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1838 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1815 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1805 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1805 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1807 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1834 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1885 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1928 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1953 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1967 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1975 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1972 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1951 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1925 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1902 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1875 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1844 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1804 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.176 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1717 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1671 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1619 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1563 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1512 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1461 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1414 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1369 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1332 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1309 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1294 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1286 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1285 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1286 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1287 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1287 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1283 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1276 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1268 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1259 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1247 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1234 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1218 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1202 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1184 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1164 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1142 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.112 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1098 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1077 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1055 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1034 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1014 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0996 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.098 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0966 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0954 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0944 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0936 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0931 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0929 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0928 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0926 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0924 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0922 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0921 units per person | -0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0921 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2001 units per person, 46% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0921 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.118 units per person, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1854 units per person | 0.1805 units per person | 0.1953 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1897 units per person | 0.176 units per person | 0.1975 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1497 units per person | 0.1309 units per person | 0.1717 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1281 units per person | 0.1259 units per person | 0.1294 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1169 units per person | 0.1077 units per person | 0.1247 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0981 units per person | 0.0931 units per person | 0.1055 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0925 units per person | 0.0921 units per person | 0.0929 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 174,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 168,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 167,527 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female, per capita in North Korea?
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in North Korea was 0.0921 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1975 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0921 units per person in 2025.
- How does North Korea rank for population ages 0-14, female, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 131st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 0-14, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.