Population, male, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Population, male, per capita was 0.4951 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in North Korea is 0.4951 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.4951 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4523 units per person, in 1960.
North Korea ranks 119th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4523 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.454 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4556 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4573 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.459 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4606 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4622 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4639 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4656 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4672 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4687 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4701 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4714 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4726 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4736 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4746 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4754 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4762 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4769 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4776 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4783 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.479 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4797 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4804 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.481 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4817 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4823 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4829 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4835 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4841 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4847 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4853 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4858 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4863 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4866 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4869 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4872 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4874 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4876 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4878 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.488 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4881 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4883 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4883 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4884 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4884 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4885 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4885 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4886 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4888 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.489 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4894 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4902 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4907 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4912 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4917 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4921 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4925 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4928 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.493 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4934 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4938 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4943 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4947 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4951 units per person | +0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.4951 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.498 units per person, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.4951 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5023 units per person, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4598 units per person | 0.4523 units per person | 0.4672 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4737 units per person | 0.4687 units per person | 0.4776 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4813 units per person | 0.4783 units per person | 0.4841 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4866 units per person | 0.4847 units per person | 0.4878 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4884 units per person | 0.488 units per person | 0.4888 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4909 units per person | 0.489 units per person | 0.4928 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.494 units per person | 0.493 units per person | 0.4951 units per person | 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 767 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,462 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 172,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 167,612 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 159,337 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per capita in North Korea?
- Population, male, per capita in North Korea was 0.4951 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4951 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4523 units per person in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for population, male, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 119th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, 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, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.