What is median age in North Korea?

Median age in North Korea was 36.05 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 36.05 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 16.1 years in 1951.

How does North Korea rank for median age?

North Korea ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this North Korea data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in North Korea

Name: Median age in North Korea
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Korea: Median age was 36.05 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

36.05 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

90th

of 236 countries

All-time high

36.05 years

in 2023

All-time low

16.1 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in North Korea, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in North Korea is 36.05 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in North Korea peaked at 36.05 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.1 years, in 1951.

That places North Korea 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.2 years	16.1 years	18.58 years	10
1960s	19.94 years	18.91 years	20.48 years	10
1970s	20.17 years	19.6 years	20.92 years	10
1980s	22.95 years	21.35 years	24.51 years	10
1990s	26.7 years	24.89 years	28.63 years	10
2000s	31.03 years	29.07 years	32.76 years	10
2010s	34.08 years	33.05 years	35.12 years	10
2020s	35.69 years	35.35 years	36.05 years	4

Countries ranked near North Korea

87 Niue 36.55 years compare
88 Albania 36.28 years compare
89 Northern Mariana Islands 36.14 years compare
91 Chile 35.97 years compare
92 Armenia 35.83 years compare
93 Iceland 35.81 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for North Korea

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0308 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.78 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.78 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.78 live births per woman (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 30.71 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 22.06 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.3221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 71.4 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in North Korea?: Median age in North Korea was 36.05 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 36.05 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 16.1 years in 1951.
How does North Korea rank for median age?: North Korea ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.