Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Population ages 55-59, female, per capita was 0.0396 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, female, per capita in North Korea is 0.0396 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0396 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 units per person, in 1970.
North Korea ranks 16th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0147 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0146 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0145 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0144 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0142 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.014 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0137 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0134 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0132 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.013 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0129 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0131 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0135 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0141 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0147 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0162 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0168 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0174 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.018 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0185 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0191 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0196 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.02 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0205 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.021 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0216 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0222 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0229 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0237 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0246 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0255 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0266 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0277 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0285 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0291 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0294 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0294 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0291 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0286 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0281 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0276 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0272 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0268 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0262 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0258 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0243 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.022 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0205 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0199 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0199 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0211 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0237 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0267 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0286 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0296 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0304 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0306 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0306 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0312 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0322 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0335 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0354 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0371 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0384 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0396 units per person | +3.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0396 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0118 units per person, 3.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0396 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0272 units per person, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.014 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0209 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | 0.0237 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0278 units per person | 0.0246 units per person | 0.0294 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0248 units per person | 0.0199 units per person | 0.0281 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0272 units per person | 0.0199 units per person | 0.0312 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.036 units per person | 0.0322 units per person | 0.0396 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female, per capita in North Korea?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in North Korea was 0.0396 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0396 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 units per person in 1970.
- How does North Korea rank for population ages 55-59, female, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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 55-59, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.