Reference Data in North Korea 892 indicators covering reference data for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.84 2025 unchanged 31st Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.84 2025 unchanged 35th Sanitation facilities usage 0 people 2023 — 133rd Democratic change 1 2025 unchanged 23rd 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2016 — 137th Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government 99.8% 2025 up 2.1% 27th 18_International debt securities, short term 0 2009 — 111th Poultry production 36,881 tonnes 2024 down 17.4% 118th Egg production 128,401 tonnes 2024 down 1.2% 57th Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 4.48 per 100 people 2022 down 4.2% 132nd How have things changed? 894,065 metric tons 2024 up 12.7% 30th Adoption of communication technologies 1.18 million 2022 up 0.0% 62nd Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 27.5% 193rd Landline phone subscriptions 1.18 million 2022 up 0.0% 62nd Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people 4.48 per 100 people 2022 down 4.2% 132nd Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 0.004 °C 2024 up 8.4% 59th Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature 0.2% 2024 down 6.8% 59th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 0.0002 °C 2024 up 7.8% 85th Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. 46.83 billion animals 2024 up 2.9% 112th Net food imports by crop - Barley 0 2017 down 100.0% 90th Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 107th Democratic Electoral Institutions Score 0 2025 — 163rd People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 2.62 million people 2023 down 6.2% 44th 09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union 1.00 million 2025 down 99.9% 209th 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term 1.00 million BU 2025 down 50.0% 209th Multi-party elections 0 2025 — 151st Multi-party elections for legislature 0 2025 — 163rd Free and fair elections 0 2025 — 112th Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas 0.0% 2023 — 105th Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 0 people 2023 — 105th Tree cover loss by dominant driver 29.52 hectares 2024 down 28.3% 115th UHC service coverage index 77 2023 unchanged 70th UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 83 2023 down 3.5% 78th UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 84 2023 up 5.0% 122nd UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases 66 2023 up 6.5% 75th UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 78 2023 down 7.1% 58th Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels 3.83 million people 2023 up 107.2% 101st Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking 22.59 million people 2023 down 3.8% 20th Corn production 2.30 million tonnes 2024 down 2.1% 42nd 06_Multilateral loans, total 0 2016 — 138th Tomato production 66,533 tonnes 2024 up 0.7% 93rd Median age 36.05 years 2023 up 6.9% 90th Dietary compositions by commodity group 9.38 kilocalories per day per capita 2018 up 379.1% 187th Air passengers 3,690 2023 down 99.0% 173rd Number of 1-year-olds, by sex 166,313 people 2023 up 4.5% 67th Age dependency breakdown 17.4% 2023 up 13.9% 92nd Old-age dependency ratio 17.4% 2023 up 13.9% 92nd Total dependency ratio 44.9% 2023 up 0.1% 193rd Number of children under 5 1.71 million people 2023 up 4.6% 69th Probability of dying that year, among males 1.6% 2023 down 24.8% 86th Probability of dying in infancy, by sex 1.3% 2023 down 24.8% 90th Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein 2.4% 2018 up 27.5% 166th Net official development assistance and official aid received 14.42 million constant 2023 US$ 2023 down 85.9% 152nd Armed forces personnel 1.47 million 2020 up 6.5% 3rd Armed forces personnel as a share of total population 5.6% 2020 up 1.8% 2nd Number of people living in the capital city 2.32 million people 2100 down 4.8% 75th Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people 0 cases per million 2022 — 63rd Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken -1,034 2018 — 114th Industry jobs as a share of total employment 22.4% 2025 down 8.6% 63rd Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese 8.9% 2014 down 13.6% 57th ← Previous Page 8 of 15 Next →