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North Korea

23 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 2004 to 2025. Compare North Korea with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate3.5%0.0 pts−0.1 pts0.0 pts3rd quartile122 of 181 in 2025 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population202526.6M people+0.3%+1.7%+3.9%2nd quartile56 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth20250.27%−0.03 pts−0.11 pts−0.21 pts3rd quartile155 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202473.7 years+0.1 years+0.8 years+1.3 years3rd quartile117 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20241.78 births0.00 births−0.04 births−0.09 births3rd quartile120 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202564.2% of people+0.3 pts+1.6 pts+2.9 pts3rd quartile109 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over202512.7% of people+0.3 pts+1.6 pts+1.8 pts2nd quartile77 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)66.2 Mt CO₂+0.9%−9.8%+59.2%Highest quartile50 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 175062.6 Mt CO₂+0.8%−10.0%+57.1%Highest quartile52 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂2024 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂91.4%−0.1 pts−1.0 pts+4.3 ptsHighest quartile1 of 137 in 2024 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)2.50 t CO₂+0.6%−11.3%+52.9%3rd quartile106 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights91.3 Mt CO₂e+0.7%−9.4%+32.2%2nd quartile58 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Energy use per person2024714 kg oil eq.+7.3%−6.6%+51.5%3rd quartile109 of 149 in 2024 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202114.7%+3.5 pts−9.3 pts−0.1 pts3rd quartile125 of 212 in 2021 · coverage
Renewables in electricity202163.1%+9.7 pts+9.4 pts+0.2 ptsHighest quartile48 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity20210.0%0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile33 of 207 in 2021 · coverage
Access to electricity202461.4% of people+3.9 pts+13.0 pts+23.6 ptsLowest quartile184 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest202464.1% of land+0.1 pts+0.5 pts+0.9 ptsHighest quartile24 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas20251.3% of territory0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsLowest quartile175 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure21.8 µg/m³+4.5%+2.6%−11.4%2nd quartile75 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Deaths before age 5202416.7 per 1,000 births−7.2%−5.6%−26.1%2nd quartile89 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education201826.7% gross–––3rd quartile95 of 134 in 2018 · coverage
Using the internet20040.0% of people0.0 pts0.0 pts–Lowest quartile198 of 198 in 2004 · coverage
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23 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks North Korea against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is North Korea, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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