North Korea in figures

Every measured figure this catalogue holds for North Korea, with the date each one was measured and the body that published it.

Unemployment

3.5%

2025

from 3.6% in 2000

Sections

Prices and work

What prices and jobs did

Unemployment

3.5%2025

All agesAges 15 to 24

World Bank

Data

Year	Unemployment	Ages 15 to 24
2025	3.5%	7.9%
2024	3.5%	7.8%
2023	3.5%	7.6%
2022	3.5%	7.6%
2021	3.7%	8.1%
2020	3.6%	8.5%
2019	3.4%	7.6%
2018	3.4%	7.8%
2017	3.5%	7.9%
2016	3.6%	8.1%
2015	3.5%	7.8%
2014	3.5%	7.6%
2013	3.6%	7.7%
2012	3.5%	7.6%
2011	3.5%	7.7%
2010	3.4%	7.5%
2009	3.5%	7.6%
2008	3.5%	7.6%
2007	3.5%	7.7%
2006	3.5%	7.8%
2005	3.6%	7.9%
2004	3.6%	8.0%
2003	3.7%	8.0%
2002	3.6%	8.0%
2001	3.7%	8.1%
2000	3.6%	8.0%

Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS

People

Who lives in North Korea

Population

26.57 m2025

The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.

World Bank

Data

Year	Population
2025	26.57 m
2024	26.50 m
2023	26.42 m
2022	26.33 m
2021	26.23 m
2020	26.14 m
2019	26.04 m
2018	25.93 m
2017	25.82 m
2016	25.70 m
2015	25.58 m
2014	25.45 m
2013	25.33 m
2012	25.21 m
2011	25.10 m
2010	24.99 m
2009	24.88 m
2008	24.76 m
2007	24.65 m
2006	24.52 m
2005	24.40 m
2004	24.25 m
2003	24.09 m
2002	23.94 m
2001	23.82 m
2000	23.67 m

Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL

Age structure, share of the population

World Bank

Data

Year	Aged 0 to 14	15 to 64	65 and over
2025	18.9%	68.4%	12.7%
2024	18.9%	68.7%	12.4%
2023	19.0%	69.0%	12.0%
2022	19.0%	69.4%	11.6%
2021	19.1%	69.7%	11.3%
2020	19.1%	69.8%	11.1%
2019	19.1%	70.0%	10.9%
2018	19.2%	69.9%	10.8%
2017	19.4%	69.8%	10.9%
2016	19.6%	69.4%	11.0%
2015	19.8%	69.2%	10.9%
2014	20.1%	69.2%	10.8%
2013	20.4%	69.0%	10.6%
2012	20.8%	68.9%	10.3%
2011	21.2%	68.7%	10.1%
2010	21.6%	68.6%	9.8%
2009	22.1%	68.4%	9.5%
2008	22.5%	68.2%	9.3%
2007	23.0%	68.1%	8.9%
2006	23.4%	68.0%	8.6%
2005	23.9%	67.9%	8.3%
2004	24.3%	67.8%	7.9%
2003	24.6%	67.9%	7.5%
2002	25.0%	68.0%	7.1%
2001	25.3%	68.0%	6.7%
2000	25.6%	68.0%	6.4%

Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS

Births per woman

1.782024

World Bank

Data

Year	Births per woman
2024	1.78
2023	1.78
2022	1.80
2021	1.81
2020	1.82
2019	1.83
2018	1.83
2017	1.85
2016	1.86
2015	1.86
2014	1.87
2013	1.88
2012	1.88
2011	1.88
2010	1.89
2009	1.91
2008	1.97
2007	1.94
2006	1.94
2005	1.87
2004	1.90
2003	1.91
2002	1.92
2001	1.94
2000	1.94

Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN

Life expectancy at birth

73.7 years2024

World Bank

Data

Year	Life expectancy at birth
2024	73.7 years
2023	73.6 years
2022	73.6 years
2021	73.4 years
2020	72.8 years
2019	72.9 years
2018	73.0 years
2017	73.0 years
2016	73.0 years
2015	72.8 years
2014	72.5 years
2013	71.9 years
2012	71.3 years
2011	70.8 years
2010	70.3 years
2009	69.7 years
2008	69.3 years
2007	69.0 years
2006	69.1 years
2005	69.2 years
2004	69.3 years
2003	69.4 years
2002	60.9 years
2001	60.9 years
2000	60.9 years

Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN

Net migration

−2 7872025

People arriving less people leaving, each year.

World Bank

Data

Year	Net migration
2025	−2 787
2024	−2 473
2023	−1 997
2022	−1 997
2021	−1 585
2020	−1 585
2019	−3 142
2018	−3 225
2017	−3 224
2016	−3 222
2015	−3 208
2014	−3 042
2013	−2 933
2012	−2 919
2011	−2 957
2010	−3 053
2009	−3 058
2008	−3 051
2007	−3 021
2006	−2 948
2005	−2 861
2004	−2 758
2003	−2 717
2002	−2 763
2001	−2 884
2000	−3 142

Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM

Living standards

Health, schooling, the internet and inequality

Using the internet

0.0%2004

World Bank

Data

Year	Using the internet
2004	0.0%
2003	0.0%
2002	0.0%
2001	0.0%
2000	0.0%

Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS

Living in towns and cities

64.2%2025

+4.8 points since 2000, between 59.4% and 64.2% in every year

200059.4%

202564.2%

World Bank

Data

Year	Living in towns and cities
2025	64.2%
2024	63.9%
2023	63.5%
2022	63.2%
2021	62.9%
2020	62.6%
2019	62.4%
2018	62.1%
2017	61.8%
2016	61.6%
2015	61.3%
2014	61.1%
2013	60.9%
2012	60.7%
2011	60.5%
2010	60.3%
2009	60.1%
2008	60.0%
2007	59.9%
2006	59.8%
2005	59.8%
2004	59.7%
2003	59.6%
2002	59.5%
2001	59.5%
2000	59.4%

Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS

Energy and environment

Energy, emissions and forest

Electricity from renewable sources

63.1%2021

World Bank

Data

Year	Electricity from renewable sources
2021	63.1%
2020	53.3%
2019	46.3%
2018	51.5%
2017	50.7%
2016	53.7%
2015	52.8%
2014	63.3%
2013	62.0%
2012	62.8%
2011	62.9%
2010	56.5%
2009	53.2%
2008	60.6%
2007	61.7%
2006	56.3%
2005	57.3%
2004	56.9%
2003	55.8%
2002	53.7%
2001	52.5%
2000	52.6%

Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS

Renewable share of final energy use

14.7%2021

World Bank

Data

Year	Renewable share of final energy use
2021	14.7%
2020	11.2%
2019	10.0%
2018	11.9%
2017	10.2%
2016	24.0%
2015	22.6%
2014	18.5%
2013	20.8%
2012	15.4%
2011	14.8%
2010	11.0%
2009	10.4%
2008	10.2%
2007	10.9%
2006	9.0%
2005	9.2%
2004	9.4%
2003	9.3%
2002	9.0%
2001	8.6%
2000	8.7%

Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS

CO2 emissions per person

2.5 t2024

World Bank

Data

Year	CO2 emissions per person
2024	2.5 t
2023	2.5 t
2022	2.3 t
2021	2.2 t
2020	2.6 t
2019	2.8 t
2018	2.6 t
2017	2.9 t
2016	1.4 t
2015	1.3 t
2014	1.6 t
2013	1.5 t
2012	1.9 t
2011	2.0 t
2010	2.8 t
2009	2.9 t
2008	3.0 t
2007	2.8 t
2006	3.3 t
2005	3.3 t
2004	3.2 t
2003	3.1 t
2002	3.1 t
2001	3.2 t
2000	3.1 t

Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5

Forest cover

49.5%2023

−4.1 points since 2000, between 49.5% and 53.6% in every year

200053.6%

202349.5%

World Bank

Data

Year	Forest cover
2023	49.5%
2022	49.7%
2021	49.9%
2020	50.1%
2019	50.3%
2018	50.4%
2017	50.6%
2016	50.8%
2015	51.0%
2014	51.1%
2013	51.3%
2012	51.5%
2011	51.7%
2010	51.8%
2009	52.0%
2008	52.2%
2007	52.4%
2006	52.5%
2005	52.7%
2004	52.9%
2003	53.1%
2002	53.3%
2001	53.4%
2000	53.6%

Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS

Codes

North Korea's codes and memberships

The state

Status: Sovereign state
State since: 1948
Government: Juche, communist dictatorship, family dictatorship, one-party state, republic, socialist state, unitary state
Official language: Korean
United Nations: Member

Identifiers

KPISO alpha-2

PRKISO alpha-3

408ISO numeric

Calling code: +850
Internet domain: .kp
Time zone: UTC+09:00

Memberships

Also a member, joining year not on record

Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q423 · World Bank data · Asia