Population ages 20-24, female, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Population ages 20-24, female, per capita was 0.0322 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 20-24, female, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0322 units per person for population ages 20-24, female, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0638 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0322 units per person, in 2025.
North Korea ranks 129th of 218 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 20-24, female, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0638 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0636 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0626 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.061 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0589 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0567 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0547 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0527 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0505 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0483 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0464 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0428 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0379 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0345 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.033 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0325 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0339 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0377 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0419 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0445 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0456 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0463 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0462 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0457 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0461 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.047 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0485 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0507 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0525 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0538 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0548 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0553 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0549 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0535 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0512 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0483 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0452 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0416 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0385 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0366 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0354 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.035 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0352 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0357 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0361 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0365 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0368 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.037 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0372 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0374 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0376 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.038 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0383 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0385 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0387 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0387 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0385 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0381 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0376 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0371 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0365 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0357 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.035 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0342 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0333 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0322 units per person | -3.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0322 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0469 units per person, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0322 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0369 units per person, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0573 units per person | 0.0483 units per person | 0.0638 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0385 units per person | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0482 units per person | 0.0456 units per person | 0.0538 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.048 units per person | 0.0366 units per person | 0.0553 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0362 units per person | 0.035 units per person | 0.0374 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0381 units per person | 0.0371 units per person | 0.0387 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0345 units per person | 0.0322 units per person | 0.0365 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0541 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female, per capita in North Korea?
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita in North Korea was 0.0322 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0638 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0322 units per person in 2025.
- How does North Korea rank for population ages 20-24, female, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 129th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 20-24, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 20-24, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 20-24, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.