Countries / East Asia & Pacific

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#195 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile26.6#188 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile71.4#84 Rule 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%#59 Youth unemployment% ages 15-247.9%#49 Agricultural employment% employment54.1%#19 Vulnerable employment% employment56.8%#137

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

47 indicators

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Health

1,194 indicators

Life expectancyyears73.7#119 Infant mortalityper 1k births13.3#66 Maternal mortalityper 100k67#47 Physiciansper 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%#75 Adult literacy%100%#1 Primary enrollment% gross92.1%#144 Tertiary enrollment% gross26.7%#95

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

398 indicators

Populationpeople26.57M#56 Population growth%0.27%#155 Urban population%64.2%#98 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.8#120

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

239 indicators

Electricity access% pop61.4%#52 Renewable energy share%14.7%#113 Forest area% land49.6%#54 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita788.6#114

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Energy

195 indicators

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Environment

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Agriculture

237 indicators

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Technology

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Society

115 indicators

Internet users% pop0%#197 Female labor participation%77.7%#6 Youth NEET rate%9.1%#30 Poverty 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 2027

Risk

298 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-103.7#26 Hazard & exposure0-104.4#38 Vulnerability0-101.7#8

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