Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.6836 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, 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, total, per capita in North Korea is 0.6836 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.6996 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5628 units per person, in 1971.
North Korea ranks 47th 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, total, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5924 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5965 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.6 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6009 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5997 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5984 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5925 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5817 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5729 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5676 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5646 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5628 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5634 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5677 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5726 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5772 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5823 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5883 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.596 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6044 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6128 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6215 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6316 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.642 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6517 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6611 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6696 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6778 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6843 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6879 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6898 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6901 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.689 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6873 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6854 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6838 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.683 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6824 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6817 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.681 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6803 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6798 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6795 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.679 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6785 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6788 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6796 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6808 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6822 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6838 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6856 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6872 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6886 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.69 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6915 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6924 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6944 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6975 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6994 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6996 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6983 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6966 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6938 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6899 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6865 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6836 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5902 units per person | 0.5676 units per person | 0.6009 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5779 units per person | 0.5628 units per person | 0.6044 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.654 units per person | 0.6128 units per person | 0.6879 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6854 units per person | 0.681 units per person | 0.6901 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6802 units per person | 0.6785 units per person | 0.6838 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6926 units per person | 0.6856 units per person | 0.6996 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6915 units per person | 0.6836 units per person | 0.6983 units per person | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
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- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 166,971 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in North Korea?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in North Korea was 0.6836 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6996 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5628 units per person in 1971.
- How does North Korea rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 47th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Population ages 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.