North Korea: statistics and indicators

602 indicators and 26,684 data points for North Korea, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

ISO code
PRK
Region
East Asia & Pacific
Income group
Low income
Capital
Pyongyang
Indicators
602
Data points
26,684

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Key indicators for North Korea

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 166,311 2025 67th rising
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 168,181 2025 66th rising
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 167,365 2025 66th rising
Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 172,370 2025 63rd rising
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 183,256 2025 59th rising
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 160,777 2025 66th rising
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 158,833 2025 68th rising
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 174,844 2025 65th rising
Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 179,764 2025 62nd rising
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 176,174 2025 61st rising
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 183,516 2025 60th rising
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 179,612 2025 60th rising
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 187,042 2025 59th rising
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 190,757 2025 58th rising
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 167,527 2025 68th rising
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 30th rising
Primary school starting age 7 years 2025 1st rising
Population in the largest city 18.8% 2025 117th rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.48 per 100 people 2022 133rd rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million 2022 116th volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.13 per 100 people 2022 211th volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.18 million 2022 62nd rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 263 2025 132nd volatile
Population ages 15-64, total 18.16 million 2025 53rd rising