Gender in North Korea 105 indicators covering gender for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,948 2030 down 0.8% 68th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7158 % change on previous year 2030 down 523.7% 104th Population 21,837 2030 up 3.2% 54th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,837 2030 up 3.2% 54th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2686 % change on previous year 2030 down 37.4% 146th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 162,142 2025 down 1.1% 68th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,689 2025 down 0.8% 68th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 163,466 2025 up 0.8% 68th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 172,928 2025 up 1.1% 68th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 164,613 2025 up 2.6% 68th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 173,969 2025 up 2.8% 68th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 165,947 2025 up 4.5% 68th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 175,324 2025 up 4.7% 68th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 166,755 2025 up 5.8% 69th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 176,128 2025 up 6.0% 69th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 166,859 2025 up 6.1% 69th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 176,193 2025 up 6.3% 69th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 17.87 2027 down 0.2% 182nd Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.29 2025 up 7.4% 169th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.007 2025 up 40.0% 175th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.116 2025 up 54.7% 172nd Women's Political Participation Index 0.737 2025 up 3.1% 138th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.29 2025 up 7.4% 169th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.29 2025 up 7.4% 169th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 69th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.29 2025 up 7.4% 169th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 14.7% 2024 up 59.9% 160th Prevalence of obesity, male 9.2% 2024 up 69.4% 144th Life expectancy at age 60, female 20.96 years 2024 up 3.4% 121st Life expectancy at age 60, male 15.4 years 2024 down 13.2% 195th Share of women who are obese 14.7% 2024 up 59.9% 163rd Share of women who are overweight or obese 42.5% 2024 up 31.8% 149th Share of overweight men vs. women 35.7% 2024 up 40.3% 142nd Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 83.9% 2024 up 2.0% 115th Share of women who are married or in a union 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 218th Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 47.08 kilocalories per day per capita 2018 up 23.2% 178th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 4.5% 120th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 1.1% 66th Labor force, female 8.52 million 2025 up 4.2% 34th Labor force, female, per capita 0.3208 units per person 2025 up 0.3% 2nd Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.1967 % change on previous year 2025 down 74.5% 144th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 66.8% 2050 down 4.0% 3rd Labor force, female, per square kilometre 70.48 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.3% 20th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0416 units per square kilometre 2023 down 3.1% 48th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1778 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.2% 40th Share of the population that is female 50.5% 2025 down 0.8% 97th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24 2016 up 3.0% 153rd Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 17.6% 2025 up 8.0% 131st Life Expectancy at Birth 73.74 2024 up 1.8% 118th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 27.5% 2023 down 1.4% 83rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 27.5% 2023 down 1.4% 83rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 29.7% 2023 down 10.8% 83rd Sex ratio at birth 105.65 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 71st Page 1 of 2 Next →