Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Population ages 55-59, male, per capita was 0.0384 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.0384 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0384 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 units per person, in 1965.
North Korea ranks 19th 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, male, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0095 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0093 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0091 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0088 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0087 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0088 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.009 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0094 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0093 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0091 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0088 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0088 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0089 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0089 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.009 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.009 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0092 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0094 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.01 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0106 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0113 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.015 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0166 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0184 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0202 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0219 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0233 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0243 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.025 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0252 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0252 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.025 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0247 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0245 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0243 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0239 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0234 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.023 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0217 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0197 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0183 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0198 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0224 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0253 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0272 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0282 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.029 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0292 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0293 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0299 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0309 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0322 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0341 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0359 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0372 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0384 units per person | +3.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0384 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0106 units per person, 3.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0384 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0261 units per person, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.009 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.009 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.011 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0183 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0259 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | 0.0299 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0348 units per person | 0.0309 units per person | 0.0384 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 55-59, male, per capita in North Korea?
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in North Korea was 0.0384 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0384 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 1965.
- How does North Korea rank for population ages 55-59, male, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 55-59, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.