Development Goals in Democratic People's Republic of Korea 39 indicators covering development goals for Democratic People's Republic of Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Red List Index 0.9238 2025 down 1.0% 63rd Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8581 2025 down 79.9% 181st Manufacturing value added per capita 103.61 2025 down 18.7% 191st Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 2025 unchanged 171st Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 2025 unchanged 190th Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 2025 unchanged 190th Infant deaths 4,536 2024 down 26.4% 73rd Neonatal deaths 3,048 2024 down 26.3% 70th Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.63 2024 down 4.2% 149th Under-five deaths 5,697 2024 down 25.4% 73rd Children moderately or severely stunted 283.2 2024 down 26.0% 68th Children moderately or severely overweight 57.1 2024 up 98.3% 87th Prevalence of undernourishment 47.0% 2018 up 16.0% 3rd Change in maximum river flow 27.5% 2024 down 35.7% 38th Change in minimum river flow 32.5% 2024 up 60.3% 30th River flow maximum 40,801 2024 down 10.7% 103rd River flow minimum 4,057 2024 up 10.2% 103rd Total assistance for development, by recipient countries -8.96 2024 down 102.7% 155th Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 108.28 million 2022 up 5.0% 94th Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 4.11 2022 up 0.5% 184th Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries 0.1 2024 down 75.5% 158th Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation 8.3% 2024 up 48.5% 76th Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 8.3% 2024 up 48.7% 40th Number of undernourished people 12.2 2018 up 22.0% 12th Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing 5.0% 2022 up 55.7% 52nd Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) 24.74 2023 down 50.2% 59th Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology 0.4% 2024 down 20.0% 75th Current number of seats in national parliaments 687 2026 unchanged 3rd Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies 0 2024 — 162nd Countries with national statistical plans that are under 0 2024 down 100.0% 170th Land area 12,041 2025 unchanged 109th Gross receipts by developing countries of official sustainable 14.94 2024 down 81.1% 153rd Gross receipts by developing countries of private grants 0.6 2022 up 6.4% 109th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 46.8% 2021 — 140th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 9,741 2021 — 72nd Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing 1.3% 2022 — 55th Mountain Green Cover Index 1.75 2021 up 37.8% 99th Mountain area 73,442 2021 unchanged 59th Mountain green cover area 1,289 2021 up 37.8% 68th