Population ages 50-54, male, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Population ages 50-54, male, per capita was 0.038 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 50-54, male, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.038 units per person for population ages 50-54, male, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, male, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0417 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 units per person, in 1974.
That places North Korea 21st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 50-54, male, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0107 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0108 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0111 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0115 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0116 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0116 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0115 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0112 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0109 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0107 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0105 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0103 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0104 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0105 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0107 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.011 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0114 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0121 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0129 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.014 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0153 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.017 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0189 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0208 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0229 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0248 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0264 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0275 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0283 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0286 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0285 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0282 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0279 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0275 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0272 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0267 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0259 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0254 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0239 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0216 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0202 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0199 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0201 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0213 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0241 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0271 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0291 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0302 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.031 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0313 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0313 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0319 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.033 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0344 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0364 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0381 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0395 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0407 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0415 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0417 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0412 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0398 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.038 units per person | -4.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.038 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0134 units per person, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.038 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0287 units per person, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0185 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0264 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0276 units per person | 0.0259 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0233 units per person | 0.0199 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0337 units per person | 0.0302 units per person | 0.0395 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0405 units per person | 0.038 units per person | 0.0417 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 50-54, male, per capita in North Korea?
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita in North Korea was 0.038 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, male, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0417 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, male, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 units per person in 1974.
- How does North Korea rank for population ages 50-54, male, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 21st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 50-54, male, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 50-54, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 50-54, 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 50-54, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 50-54, male 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 50-54, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.