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COUNTRY PROFILE / PRK

Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. / KP

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. in numbers.

Area120,540 kmยฒWorld # 100 โ†’Population26.6MWorld # 56 โ†’Population density220.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 57 โ†’Life expectancy73.7 yearsWorld # 117 โ†’GDP per capitaNo dataNo rank โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area120,540 kmยฒWorld # 100 / 2023 โ†’Population26.6MWorld # 56 / 2025 โ†’Population density220.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 57 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,945World # 116 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.3%World # 155 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.8World # 120 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate12.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 112 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 42 / 2024 โ†’Median age36 yearsWorld # 90 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+12.7%World # 77 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1418.9%World # 131 / 2025 โ†’Urban population64.2%World # 109 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-2.8KWorld # 123 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 94 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.2%World # 205 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73.7 yearsWorld # 117 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64.7 yearsWorld # 61 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 40 / 2017 โ†’Smoking rate15.6%World # 102 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaNo dataNo rank โ†’Nominal GDPNo dataNo rank โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)No dataNo rank โ†’Real GDP growthNo dataNo rank โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’Unemployment3.5%World # 127 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment7.9%World # 138 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people261.1 per million peopleWorld # 8 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person1,981 kcal/dayWorld # 185 / 2018 โ†’Meat supply per person13.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 169 / 2018 โ†’Rice production2.3M tWorld # 28 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production90.1K tWorld # 82 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area49.6%World # 54 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person789 kWh/personWorld # 114 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.4 tWorld # 123 / 2024 โ†’Internet useNo dataNo rank โ†’Mobile subscriptions24.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 208 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate24.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 49 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament17.6%World # 140 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageKoreanMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryTextiles and clothing2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal675 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to right with vertical writingKoreanLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2013Current currencyNorth Korean WonKPWDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country