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General Information

Region		Eastern Asia
Population (000, 2019)		25 666
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		213.2
Capital city		Pyongyang
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		3 060.9
UN membership date		17-Sep-91
Surface area (km2)		120 538^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		95.7
National currency		North Korean Won (KPW)
Exchange rate (per US$)		106.8^b,c

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	13 031	13 945	17 365^a
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	3.8	-0.5	-3.5^a
GDP per capita (current US$)	547.9	569.9	684.6^a
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)	25	20.8	22.8^a
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)	42.8	48.2	45.5^a
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)	32.2	31	31.7^a
Employment: Agriculture^d (% of employed)	67.6	66.8	66.9
Employment: Industry^d (% of employed)	16.3	17.4	17.5
Employment: Services^d (% employed)	16.1	15.8	15.6
Unemployment^d (% of labour force)	4.5	4.6	4.7
Labour force participation^d (female/male pop. %)	75.5 / 88.2	74.9 / 87.5	74.2 / 87.2
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	101	98	102^e
International trade: Exports^d (million current US$)	787	882	1 056^c
International trade: Imports^d (million current US$)	1 466	1 957	3 092^c
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	-679	- 1 075	- 2 036^c

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^f (average annual %)	0.8	0.5	0.5^g
Urban population (% of total population)	59.8	60.4	62.1
Urban population growth rate^f (average annual %)	1	0.8	0.8^g
Fertility rate, total^f (live births per woman)	2	2	1.9^g
Life expectancy at birth^f (females/males, years)	71.5 / 64.2	71.8 / 64.8	74.1 / 67.2^g
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	24.7 / 11.9	22.6 / 12.9	20.0 / 14.6
International migrant stock^d (000/% of total pop.)	40.1 / 0.2	44.0 / 0.2	48.9 / 0.2^a
Infant mortality rate^f (per 1 000 live births)	28.5	27.3	18.5^g
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	3.2^h	3.3ⁱ	3.7^a
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	99.4 / 99.4^j	88.1 / 88.1^c
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	... / ...	93.5 / 92.4^g
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	20.6 / 40.8^j	20.0 / 35.4^g,c
Intentional homicide rate^d (per 100 000 pop.)	5	4.8	4.4^g
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	20.1	15.6	16.3

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	0^k	0^d	0^d,e
Threatened species (number)	44^l	52	83
Forested area^d (% of land area)	52.3	47.1	40.7^e
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	75.6 / 3.2	66.5 / 2.7	40.5 / 1.6^m
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	923	699	891^e
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	38	25	15^e
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	10.2	10.2	10.2^c

Footnotes

a		2017
b		UN operational exchange rate.
c		2018
d		Estimate.
e		2016
f		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
g		2015
h		2003
i		2008
j		2009
k		Commercially not available. Local Intranet available in country.
l		2004
m		2014