Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.1893 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.1893 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.4026 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.1893 units per person, in 2025.
North Korea ranks 133rd 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, total, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3748 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3701 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3661 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3649 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3658 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3669 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3726 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3834 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3923 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3976 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4007 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4026 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4021 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3979 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3929 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3882 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3829 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3766 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3685 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3597 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.351 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3417 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3311 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3199 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3094 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2991 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2897 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2805 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.273 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2683 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2651 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2636 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2634 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2636 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2639 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2638 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2629 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2616 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.26 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2581 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2558 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2531 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2499 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2465 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2429 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2388 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2343 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2297 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2253 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2209 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2165 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2121 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.208 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2043 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.201 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1982 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1957 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1938 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1922 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1912 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1908 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1906 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1902 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1898 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1895 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1893 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3754 units per person | 0.3649 units per person | 0.3976 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3872 units per person | 0.3597 units per person | 0.4026 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3064 units per person | 0.2683 units per person | 0.351 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2626 units per person | 0.2581 units per person | 0.2651 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2397 units per person | 0.2209 units per person | 0.2558 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2013 units per person | 0.1912 units per person | 0.2165 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.19 units per person | 0.1893 units per person | 0.1908 units per person | 6 |
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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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 166,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 168,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 160,530 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North Korea?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North Korea was 0.1893 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4026 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1893 units per person in 2025.
- How does North Korea rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 133rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 0-14, total 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, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.