What is population ages 15-64, total in North Korea?

Population ages 15-64, total in North Korea was 18.16 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 18.27 million in 2021.

What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 6.94 million in 1960.

How does North Korea rank for population ages 15-64, total?

North Korea ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this North Korea data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population ages 15-64, total in North Korea

Name: Population ages 15-64, total in North Korea
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

North Korea: Population ages 15-64, total was 18.16 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

18.16 million

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

53rd

of 215 countries

All-time high

18.27 million

in 2021

All-time low

6.94 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population ages 15-64, total in North Korea, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 15-64, total in North Korea stood at 18.16 million.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in North Korea peaked at 18.27 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.94 million, in 1960.

That places North Korea 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	7.74 million	6.94 million	8.38 million	10
1970s	9.67 million	8.57 million	10.87 million	10
1980s	12.77 million	11.18 million	14.31 million	10
1990s	15.37 million	14.56 million	16.00 million	10
2000s	16.53 million	16.10 million	17.01 million	10
2010s	17.67 million	17.13 million	18.21 million	10
2020s	18.23 million	18.16 million	18.27 million	6

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More health data for North Korea

Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 162,379 (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 166,257 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 175,499 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 165,782 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 174,931 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 165,007 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 174,002 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 163,694 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 172,490 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 9.03 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 15-64, total in North Korea?: Population ages 15-64, total in North Korea was 18.16 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 18.27 million in 2021.
What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 6.94 million in 1960.
How does North Korea rank for population ages 15-64, total?: North Korea ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population ages 15-64, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.