Korea North People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
25,955,138 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
Ethnic groups
racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
Languages
Korean
major-language sample(s):
월드 팩트북, 필수적인 기본 정보 제공처 (Korean)
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Religions
traditionally Buddhist and Confucian, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
Age structure
0-14 years: 20.33% (male 2,680,145/female 2,571,334)
15-24 years: 14.39% (male 1,873,814/female 1,842,269)
25-54 years: 43.77% (male 5,671,900/female 5,633,861)
55-64 years: 11.77% (male 1,454,000/female 1,585,830)
65 years and over: 9.75% (male 878,176/female 1,640,031) (2021 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 43.5
youth dependency ratio: 27.2
elderly dependency ratio: 16.3
potential support ratio: 6.1 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 34.6 years
male: 33.2 years
female: 36.2 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.46% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
14.21 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
9.53 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
population concentrated in the plains and lowlands; least populated regions are the mountainous provinces adjacent to the Chinese border; largest concentrations are in the western provinces, particularly the municipal district of Pyongyang, and around Hungnam and Wonsan in the east
Urbanization
urban population: 63.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
3.133 million PYONGYANG (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.33 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
89 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 22.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.77 years
male: 67.88 years
female: 75.88 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.9 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
70.2% (2017)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 97.8% of population
rural: 89.1% of population
total: 94.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.2% of population
rural: 10.9% of population
total: 5.5% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
N/A
Physicians density
3.68 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 92.7% of population
rural: 73.1% of population
total: 85.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 7.3% of population
rural: 26.9% of population
total: 14.7% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
6.8% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 3.61 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0.12 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 3.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 17.4% (2020 est.)
male: 34.8% (2020 est.)
female: 0% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
9.3% (2017)
Education expenditures
N/A
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2015)
NOTE: The information regarding Korea North on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Korea North 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Korea North 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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