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Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

East Asia & PacificLow incomeCapital: Pyongyang147,110 observations
Population
26.57M
world rank #56 / 217
GDP
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GDP / capita
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Life expectancy
73.7
world rank #119 / 217

Governance

355 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile16.3#195Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile26.6#188Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile71.4#84Rule of Law0-100 percentile30.7#192
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

257 indicators
Unemployment% labor force3.5%#59Youth unemployment% ages 15-247.9%#49Agricultural employment% employment54.1%#19Vulnerable employment% employment56.8%#137
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

47 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$611M#165Merchandise importscurrent US$2.87B#153
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,194 indicators
Life expectancyyears73.7#119Infant mortalityper 1k births13.3#66Maternal mortalityper 100k67#47Physiciansper 1k3.6#25
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

1,018 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross94.3%#75Adult literacy%100%#1Primary enrollment% gross92.1%#144Tertiary enrollment% gross26.7%#95
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

398 indicators
Populationpeople26.57M#56Population growth%0.27%#155Urban population%64.2%#98Fertility ratebirths/woman1.8#120
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

239 indicators
Electricity access% pop61.4%#52Renewable energy share%14.7%#113Forest area% land49.6%#54Electric power consumptionkWh per capita788.6#114
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

195 indicators
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.664.9#110Electricity from coal% of output33.6%#62
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2023

Environment

298 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area2.4%#154Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources12.9%#102Capture fisheries productiontonnes208,365#63
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

237 indicators
Agricultural land% land area21.6%#145Cereal yieldkg per hectare3,609.8#34Aquaculture productiontonnes685,700#17Food production index2014-16 = 10092.7#168
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

53 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people24.1#208Secure internet serversper 1M people10.4#207Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people4.5#133
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

115 indicators
Internet users% pop0%#197Female labor participation%77.7%#6Youth NEET rate%9.2%#31Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)0.02#89
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

298 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-103.7#26Hazard & exposure0-104.4#38Vulnerability0-101.7#8
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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