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North Korea

Snapshot ·
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Capital
Pyongyang
Currency
North Korean won
Continent
Asia
Area
120,540 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q423 ↗ · Official languages: Korean, North Korean standard language
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
26.57M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.55 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.78 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
73.74 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025North Korea: 26.57M
North Korea · Population24.32M24.93M25.55M26.16M26.78M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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North Korea · Population · people
YearNorth Korea
202526,571,036
202426,498,823
202326,418,204
202226,328,845
202126,232,534
202026,136,312
201926,037,632
201825,931,147
201725,817,709
201625,698,326
201525,575,350
201425,451,262
201325,329,451
201225,211,728
201125,097,874
201024,987,258
200924,878,332
200824,764,618
200724,646,383
200624,524,507

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
No data available
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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North Korea · GDP · current US$
YearNorth Korea
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
No data available
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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North Korea · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNorth Korea
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
No data available
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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North Korea · Inflation · %
YearNorth Korea
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025North Korea: 3.55
North Korea · Unemployment3.383.473.553.643.722006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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North Korea · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNorth Korea
20253.55
20243.54
20233.46
20223.46
20213.69
20203.62
20193.44
20183.41
20173.5
20163.57
20153.52
20143.51
20133.57
20123.54
20113.52
20103.42
20093.48
20083.48
20073.55
20063.55

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025North Korea: —
North Korea · Fertility rate1.761.821.881.931.992006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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North Korea · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNorth Korea
2025No data available
20241.78
20231.78
20221.8
20211.81
20201.82
20191.83
20181.83
20171.85
20161.86
20151.86
20141.87
20131.88
20121.88
20111.88
20101.89
20091.91
20081.97
20071.94
20061.94

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025North Korea: —
North Korea · Life expectancy68.5569.9771.3872.874.222006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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North Korea · Life expectancy · years
YearNorth Korea
2025No data available
202473.74
202373.64
202273.64
202173.44
202072.78
201972.93
201873.02
201773.03
201672.97
201572.83
201472.45
201371.87
201271.32
201170.77
201070.25
200969.7
200869.3
200769.02
200669.06
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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