 North Korea | |||
| Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023) | 687 [2/190 countries] | ||
| Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021) | 36,745 [111/192 countries] | ||
| % of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023) | 17.61% [130/185 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Population (ten thousands) (2021) | 2,588.7 [54/216 countries] | ||
| Popuation growth (annual) (2021) | 0.4% [143/217 countries] | ||
| Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021) | 11.9% [151/217 countries] | ||
| 0-14 years, % of the total population (2021) | 19.8% [129/193 countries] | ||
| 15-64 years, % of the total population (2021) | 70.6% [15/193 countries] | ||
| 65 years and over, % of the total population (2021) | 9.6% [76/193 countries] | ||
| Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020) | 72.5 [116/199 countries] | ||
| Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020) | 75.9 [115/199 countries] | ||
| Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020) | 68.8 [126/199 countries] | ||
| Population density (per square kilometer) (2021) | 215.0 [63/216 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020) | 1.89 [125/200 countries] | ||
| Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020) | 13.8 [122/204 countries] | ||
| Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017) | 89 [73/183 countries] | ||
| Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020) | 11.6 [109/193 countries] | ||
| Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020) | 16 [94/194 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020) | 18.2% [66/154 countries] | ||
| Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020) | 1.9% [148/154 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 43.8% [32/187 countries] | ||
| Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 43.8% [32/187 countries] | ||
| Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019) | 12.7% [155/187 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004) | 15 [53/153 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| E-Government Development Index (2020) | 0.2235 [187/193 countries] | ||
| E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.0357 [189/193 countries] | ||
| Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.0176 [191/193 countries] | ||
| Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.6402 [128/193 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Surface area (square km) (2020) | 120,540 [99/215 countries] | ||
| Land area (sq. km) (2020) | 120,410 [98/216 countries] | ||
| Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020) | 21.5% [146/209 countries] | ||
| Forest area (sq. km) (2020) | 60,301 [70/209 countries] | ||
| Forest area (% of land area) (2020) | 50.1% [54/209 countries] | ||
| Coastline (km) (2019) | 2,495 [45/230 countries] | ||
| Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015) | 4.9% [78/172 countries] | ||
| Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990) | 5.7 [178/191 countries] | ||
| Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019) | 1,054 [89/182 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Bird species, threatened (2018) | 29 [41/215 countries] | ||
| Fish species, threatened (2018) | 20 [135/215 countries] | ||
| Mammal species, threatened (2018) | 10 [95/215 countries] | ||
| Plant species (higher), threatened (2018) | 17 [110/215 countries] | ||
| Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018) | 2.4% [189/211 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019) | 56,040 [55/191 countries] | ||
| CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019) | 2.18 [108/191 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Coal supply per capita (kg) (2018) | 149 [41/73 countries] | ||
| Crude oil supply per capita (kg) (2018) | 21 [82/90 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016) | 207.2 [15/183 countries] | ||
| Mortality rate attributed to exposure to unsafe WASH services (per 100,000 population) (2016) | 1.4 [89/157 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019) | 24.2 [49/183 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016) | 8.5% [93/190 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019) | 33.9% [53/192 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Current tobacco smokers, men and women (% of population) | 22.0% (2017) [43/121 countries] | ||
| Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020) | 46.1% [20/150 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Healthy life expectancy at birth - male (2019) | 63.3 [86/183 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020) | 523 [6/194 countries] | ||
| Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020) | 0.20 [105/194 countries] | ||
| Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020) | 5,337,343 [41/194 countries] | ||
| Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019) | 23.9 [45/183 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 36.8 [33/193 countries] | ||
| Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 44.5 [79/194 countries] | ||
| Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 2.2 [95/167 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 43.8% [32/187 countries] | ||
| Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 43.8% [32/187 countries] |
| North Korea | |||
| Stimulants, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.37 [158/179 countries] | ||
| Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.37 [127/179 countries] | ||
| Alcoholic Beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 8.29 [139/178 countries] | ||
| Total alcohol per capita (??15 years of age) consumptionl (litres of pure alcohol) (2019) | 4.2 [111/185 countries] | ||
| Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.02 [159/177 countries] | ||
| Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 1.72 [152/177 countries] | ||
| Fermented beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.00 [141/175 countries] |