Population, female (% of total population) in North Korea
North Korea: Population, female (% of total population) was 50.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 50.5% for population, female 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 in North Korea peaked at 54.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2025.
That places North Korea 100th out of 218 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 (% of total population) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.8% | — |
| 1961 | 54.6% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 54.1% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 53.8% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 53.6% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 53.4% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 52.9% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 50.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 50.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.0% | 53.3% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 52.2% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 51.6% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.7% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 165,782 (2025)
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 175,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 166,257 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 12.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 9.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in North Korea?
- Population, female in North Korea was 50.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2025.
- How does North Korea rank for population, female?
- North Korea ranks 100th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.