North Korea: People & Society#
| Population | 25,115,311 (July 2016 est.) |
|---|---|
| Nationality | noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean |
| Ethnic groups | racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese |
| Languages | Korean |
| Religions | traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 20.97% (male 2,678,638/female 2,588,744) 15-24 years: 15.88% (male 2,009,360/female 1,977,942) 25-54 years: 44.22% (male 5,567,682/female 5,537,077) 55-64 years: 9.19% (male 1,090,739/female 1,218,406) 65 years and over: 9.74% (male 840,003/female 1,606,720) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 44.3% youth dependency ratio: 30.5% elderly dependency ratio: 13.8% potential support ratio: 7.3% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 33.8 years male: 32.3 years female: 35.4 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.53% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 60.9% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.75% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | PYONGYANG (capital) 2.863 million (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 82 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 22.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 70.4 years male: 66.6 years female: 74.5 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.96 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 70.6% note: percent of women aged 20-49 (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 13.2 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.9% of population rural: 99.4% of population total: 99.7% of population unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population rural: 0.6% of population total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 87.9% of population rural: 72.5% of population total: 81.9% of population unimproved: urban: 12.1% of population rural: 27.5% of population total: 18.1% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 2.5% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 15.2% (2012) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2009) |