Population in North Korea 158 indicators covering population for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality rate, infant 14.5 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 24.9% 89th Total population by age 140.24 2023 down 22.4% 44th Population density of the capital city 10,605 people per km² 2100 down 4.3% 21st Military personnel as a share of total population 4.9% 2022 up 1.2% 2nd Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol 38.5% 2020 down 2.7% 96th Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 0.8707 2023 up 25.4% 127th Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 94.6 2023 down 2.1% 172nd Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 0.6874 2023 up 0.1% 108th Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 42.69 2023 down 17.2% 105th Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 14.55 2023 down 14.4% 38th Proportion of population using limited sanitation services 0.6358 2023 down 77.4% 151st Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services 84.82 2023 up 5.8% 159th Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities 85.45 2023 up 2.9% 178th Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved 32.11 2023 up 30.9% 56th Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 10.66 2023 up 53.6% 136th People using improved sanitation facilities 22.58 million people 2023 up 7.4% 52nd Proportion of population practising open defecation 0 2023 — 134th Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas 3.51 million people 2020 up 9.1% 77th Share of population living in cities, towns and rural areas 58.9% 2020 down 5.0% 37th Share of population living in cities 58.9% 2020 down 5.0% 37th Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita 86.6% 2020 down 0.6% 44th Share of population living in rural areas 13.4% 2020 up 4.3% 193rd Share of urban population who live in the largest city 12.7% 2020 down 0.8% 153rd Stillbirth rate 0.82 deaths per 100 births 2023 down 13.3% 100th Share of population living in the capital city 11.0% 2020 down 1.4% 121st 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services 84.77 2022 up 6.7% 125th 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water 93.89 2022 down 2.5% 125th 6.2.1.c Proportion of population practising open defecation 0 2022 — 128th New internal displacements 13,000 2024 down 84.1% 69th Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 1.2% 2023 down 90.4% 100th Share of urban population living in slums 23.0% 2024 up 2.5% 79th Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants 0.9% 2020 up 281.2% 51st International migrants, by country of destination 50,439 2024 up 4.1% 163rd Total number of international immigrants 50,439 immigrants 2024 up 4.1% 163rd Share of the population born in another country 0.2% 2024 up 0.5% 223rd 6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 66.53 2022 down 1.4% 79th Replacement-level fertility rate 2.15 2010 down 1.4% 79th Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus 98.0% 2022 up 5.4% 15th ← Previous Page 3 of 3