Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Population ages 15-64, male, per capita was 0.3438 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, male, per capita in North Korea is 0.3438 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.3514 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2523 units per person, in 1960.
North Korea ranks 43rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2523 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2558 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2589 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2607 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2614 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2621 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2606 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2567 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2538 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2525 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2525 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2529 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2545 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2578 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2613 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2645 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2679 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2716 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2762 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2811 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2861 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2913 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2973 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3035 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3094 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3151 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3204 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3255 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3298 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3327 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3347 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3359 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3363 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3364 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3363 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3363 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3365 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3369 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3371 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3372 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3372 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3373 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3375 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3376 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3376 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.338 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3387 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3395 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3405 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3416 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3427 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3438 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3449 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3459 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3469 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3476 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3488 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3503 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3513 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3514 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3507 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3499 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3486 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3467 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3452 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3438 units per person | -0.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.3438 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2783 units per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.3438 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3237 units per person, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2575 units per person | 0.2523 units per person | 0.2621 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.264 units per person | 0.2525 units per person | 0.2811 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3111 units per person | 0.2861 units per person | 0.3327 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3363 units per person | 0.3347 units per person | 0.3372 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3386 units per person | 0.3372 units per person | 0.3416 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3474 units per person | 0.3427 units per person | 0.3514 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3475 units per person | 0.3438 units per person | 0.3507 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male, per capita in North Korea?
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in North Korea was 0.3438 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3514 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2523 units per person in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for population ages 15-64, male, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 43rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, male 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 15-64, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, male 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 15-64, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.