North Korea
Headline economic indicators for North Korea, with the most recent official readings.
GDP
| Indicator | Value | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP per capita, long-run history · | 1,569 | -8.29 (-0.5%) |
Labour
| Indicator | Value | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate · | 3.5% | +0.01 (+0.2%) | |
| Labour force participation rate · | 82.2% | -0.01 (-0.0%) | |
| Female labour force participation rate · | 77.7% | -0.01 (-0.0%) | |
| Youth unemployment rate · | 7.9% | +0.13 (+1.7%) | |
| Employment to population ratio · | 79.2% | -0.02 (-0.0%) | |
| Employment in agriculture · | 54.1% | -0.22 (-0.4%) | |
| Employment in industry · | 22.4% | -0.12 (-0.5%) | |
| Employment in services · | 23.5% | +0.33 (+1.4%) |
Demography
| Indicator | Value | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population · | 26,571,036 | +72,213 (+0.3%) | |
| Population, long-run history · | 25,808 | +96.53 (+0.4%) | |
| Population growth · | 0.3% | -0.03 (-10.7%) | |
| Life expectancy · | 73.7 | +0.10 (+0.1%) | |
| Fertility rate · | 1.78 | +0.00 (+0.2%) | |
| Birth rate · | 12.9 | -0.09 (-0.7%) | |
| Death rate · | 9.9 | +0.17 (+1.8%) | |
| Urban population share · | 64.2% | +0.33 (+0.5%) | |
| Population aged 65 and over · | 12.7% | +0.31 (+2.5%) | |
| Under-five mortality rate · | 16.7 | -1.30 (-7.2%) | |
| Population density · | 220.1 | +0.67 (+0.3%) | |
| Net migration · | -2,787 | -314.00 (-12.7%) |
Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.
Original sources of these estimates
GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics
North Korea
- 1911-1940: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.
- 1990-2011: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.
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