PAINTMAPS.comGeneral Information for North Korea | ||
| What is the capital city of North Korea ? | Pyongyang |  |
| What is the total area of North Korea ? (km2) | 120.538 | |
| What is the population in North Korea ? (2020) | 25.778.816 | |
| What is the median age in North Korea ? | 35 | |
| What is the iso country code for North Korea ? (2lt) | KP | |
| What is the iso country code for North Korea ? (3lt) | PRK | |
| What continent is North Korea in ? | Asia | |
| What currency is used in North Korea ? | North Korean Won | |
| What is the currency code for North Korea ? | KPW | |
| What is the tel code for North Korea ? | +850 | |
| What language use in North Korea ? | Korean | |
| What is the language code for Korean ? | KO | |
| What is the internet TLD code for North Korea ? | .kp | |
| Where is the highest place in North Korea ? | Paektu-san (2744 m.) | |
| Where is the lowest place in North Korea ? | Sea of Japan (0 m.) | |
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Worldbank Country Statistics for North Korea | |
 Urban population (% of total) | 62,916 |
| Urban population | 16.401.800 |
| Urban population growth (annual %) | 0,811185 |
| Rural population (% of total population) | 37,084 |
| Rural population growth (annual %) | 0,361422 |
| Rural population | 9.667.580 |
| Population, male (% of total) | 49,5029 |
| Population, male | 12.905.100 |
| Population, female (% of total) | 50,4971 |
| Population, female | 13.164.300 |
| Population, total | 26.069.400 |
| Population growth (annual %) | 0,37473 |
| Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) | 27,2353 |
| Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) | 16,8825 |
| Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) | 44,1178 |
| Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population) | 1,38998 |
| Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population) | 3,48065 |
| Population ages 75-79, male (% of male population) | 2,05364 |
| Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population) | 3,01493 |
| Population ages 70-74, male (% of male population) | 2,52446 |
| Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population) | 3,12954 |
| Population ages 65 and above (% of total) | 11,7144 |
| Population ages 65 and above, total | 3.053.870 |
| Population ages 65 and above, male (% of total) | 9,71354 |
| Population ages 65 and above, male | 1.253.540 |
| Population ages 65 and above, female (% of total) | 13,6758 |
| Population ages 65 and above, female | 1.800.330 |
| Population ages 65-69, male (% of male population) | 3,74547 |
| Population ages 65-69, female (% of female population) | 4,05071 |
| Population ages 60-64, male (% of male population) | 5,52154 |
| Population ages 60-64, female (% of female population) | 5,70396 |
| Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population) | 6,94327 |
| Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population) | 6,95128 |
| Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) | 8,42102 |
| Population ages 50-54, female (% of female population) | 8,24051 |
| Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population) | 7,02284 |
| Population ages 45-49, female (% of female population) | 6,76635 |
| Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population) | 6,4512 |
| Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population) | 6,1585 |
| Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population) | 7,00153 |
| Population ages 35-39, female (% of female population) | 6,64393 |
| Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population) | 7,51691 |
| Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population) | 7,11597 |
| Secondary education, duration (years) | 6 |
| Lower secondary school starting age (years) | 12 |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases) | 200 |
| Merchandise exports (current US$) | 123.000.000 |
| Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people) | 513 |
| Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) | 61 |
| People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) | 1,22791 |
| People practicing open defecation (% of population) | 0 |
| People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) | 0 |
| People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) | 0 |
| People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) | 84,765 |
| People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) | 91,667 |
| People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) | 73,0553 |
| Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 0 |
| Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 0 |
| Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) | 0 |
| Merchandise imports (current US$) | 1.341.000.000 |
| People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) | 66,5314 |
| People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) | 76,9636 |
| People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) | 48,8323 |
| People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) | 93,8875 |
| People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) | 96,9135 |
| People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) | 88,7536 |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 17,6128 |
| Population ages 25-29, male (% of male population) | 7,8088 |
| Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population) | 7,36103 |
| Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) | 7,29722 |
| Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) | 6,8606 |
| Population ages 15-64 (% of total) | 69,3877 |
| Population ages 15-64, total | 18.089.000 |
| Population ages 15-64, male (% of total) | 70,7045 |
| Population ages 15-64, male | 9.124.490 |
| Population ages 15-64, female (% of total) | 68,0968 |
| Population ages 15-64, female | 8.964.470 |
| Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population) | 6,72013 |
| Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) | 6,29468 |
| Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population) | 6,27418 |
| Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population) | 5,86344 |
| Population ages 5-9, male (% of male population) | 6,54397 |
| Population ages 5-9, female (% of female population) | 6,0896 |
| Population ages 0-14 (% of total) | 18,8979 |
| Population ages 0-14, total | 4.926.580 |
| Population ages 0-14, male (% of total) | 19,582 |
| Population ages 0-14, male | 2.527.080 |
| Population ages 0-14, female (% of total) | 18,2274 |
| Population ages 0-14, female | 2.399.500 |
| Population ages 0-4, male (% of male population) | 6,76385 |
| Population ages 0-4, female (% of female population) | 6,27431 |
| Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) | 0 |
| Refugee population by country or territory of origin | 260 |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 2,962 |
| Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 2,824 |
| Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 3,115 |
| Primary education, duration (years) | 5 |
| Primary school starting age (years) | 7 |
| Preprimary education, duration (years) | 4 |
| Compulsory education, duration (years) | 12 |
| Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 6,937 |
| Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 6,063 |
| Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 7,746 |
| Labor force, total | 15.831.300 |
| Labor force, female (% of total labor force) | 47,5733 |
| Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 74,878 |
| Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 79,975 |
| Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 87,4823 |
| Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 69,964 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 66,355 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 62,461 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 70,423 |
| Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | 1,26022 |
| Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) | 0,0220855 |
| Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) | 2,43534 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 72,66 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 77,717 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 67,785 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 61,752 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 58,674 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 64,968 |
| Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) | 12,0161 |
| Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million | 3.132.530 |
| Population in the largest city (% of urban population) | 19,0986 |
| Population in largest city | 3.132.530 |
| Newborns protected against tetanus (%) | 98 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | 10.000.000 |