Health in North Korea

267 indicators covering health for North Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 0-14, total 5.03 million 2025 down 0.8% 71st
Population ages 15-64, female 67.3% 2025 down 0.7% 50th
Population ages 15-64, male 9.14 million 2025 up 2.8% 51st
Population ages 15-64, male 69.4% 2025 down 1.9% 40th
Population ages 15-64, total 18.16 million 2025 up 2.6% 53rd
Population ages 65 and above, female 1.94 million 2025 up 12.4% 35th
Population ages 65 and above, female 14.5% 2025 up 9.0% 73rd
Population ages 65 and above, male 1.44 million 2025 up 33.8% 39th
Population ages 65 and above, male 10.9% 2025 up 27.8% 83rd
Population ages 65 and above, total 3.38 million 2025 up 20.6% 36th
Population ages 65 and above 12.7% 2025 up 16.1% 77th
Age dependency ratio, old 18.6% 2025 up 17.6% 78th
Population, female 13.42 million 2025 up 3.1% 56th
Age dependency ratio 46.3% 2025 up 4.2% 171st
Age dependency ratio, young 27.7% 2025 down 3.3% 131st
Population, female 50.5% 2025 down 0.8% 97th
Population, male 13.15 million 2025 up 4.7% 56th
Population, male 49.5% 2025 up 0.8% 119th
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 166,257 2025 up 3.9% 69th
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 175,499 2025 up 4.2% 69th
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 165,782 2025 up 2.6% 71st
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 174,931 2025 up 2.9% 71st
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 165,007 2025 up 2.4% 71st
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 174,002 2025 up 2.7% 71st
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 163,694 2025 up 2.1% 72nd
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 172,490 2025 up 2.4% 72nd
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 162,379 2025 down 0.1% 72nd
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 171,016 2025 up 0.1% 72nd
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 160,930 2025 down 5.0% 72nd
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 169,407 2025 down 4.7% 72nd
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 159,337 2025 down 8.7% 74th
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 167,612 2025 down 8.4% 73rd
Population ages 15-64, female 9.03 million 2025 up 2.4% 53rd
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 157,831 2025 down 11.5% 75th
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 190,757 2025 down 4.1% 58th
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 183,256 2025 down 4.4% 59th
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 187,042 2025 down 8.1% 59th
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 179,612 2025 down 8.4% 60th
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 183,516 2025 down 11.2% 60th
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 176,174 2025 down 11.3% 61st
Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 179,764 2025 down 13.2% 62nd
Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 172,370 2025 down 13.3% 63rd
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 174,844 2025 down 15.5% 65th
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 167,365 2025 down 15.5% 66th
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 168,181 2025 down 18.5% 66th
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 160,777 2025 down 18.5% 66th
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 166,311 2025 down 19.2% 67th
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 158,833 2025 down 19.3% 68th
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 167,527 2025 down 18.0% 68th
Population ages 0-14, female 2.45 million 2025 down 0.9% 71st
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 165,919 2025 down 11.3% 73rd
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 156,682 2025 down 13.8% 75th
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 164,657 2025 down 13.7% 74th
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 156,432 2025 down 15.7% 75th
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 164,326 2025 down 15.5% 74th
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 159,054 2025 down 16.0% 73rd
Population ages 0-14, female 18.2% 2025 down 3.9% 134th
Population ages 0-14, male 2.58 million 2025 down 0.6% 71st
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 166,971 2025 down 16.0% 71st
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 2025 down 18.1% 70th