Population, female, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Population, female, per capita was 0.5049 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.5049 units per person for population, female, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.5477 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5049 units per person, in 2025.
That places North Korea 99th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5477 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.546 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5444 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5427 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.541 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5394 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5378 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5361 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5344 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5328 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5313 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5299 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5286 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5274 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5264 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5254 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5246 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5238 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5231 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5224 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5217 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.521 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5203 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5196 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.519 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5183 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5177 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5171 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5165 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5159 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5153 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5147 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5142 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5138 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5134 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5131 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5128 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5126 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5124 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5122 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.512 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5119 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5117 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5117 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5116 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5116 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5115 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5115 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5114 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5112 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.511 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5106 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5102 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5098 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5093 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5088 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5083 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5079 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5075 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5072 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.507 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5066 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5062 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5057 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5053 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5049 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5402 units per person | 0.5328 units per person | 0.5477 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5263 units per person | 0.5224 units per person | 0.5313 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5187 units per person | 0.5159 units per person | 0.5217 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5134 units per person | 0.5122 units per person | 0.5153 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5116 units per person | 0.5112 units per person | 0.512 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5091 units per person | 0.5072 units per person | 0.511 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.506 units per person | 0.5049 units per person | 0.507 units per person | 6 |
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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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 166,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 168,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 160,530 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in North Korea?
- Population, female, per capita in North Korea was 0.5049 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5477 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5049 units per person in 2025.
- How does North Korea rank for population, female, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 99th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, 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, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.