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North Korea: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 26,069,416 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.375 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 44.118 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 62.916 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 10.1 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 73.284 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 14.45 billion kWh (2021) #96
Consumption 12.11 billion kWh (2021) #93
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 12.02 billion kWh (2021) #59

Oil

Ranking
Production 0.11 thousand bbl/day (2021) #115
Consumption 19.86 thousand bbl/day (2021) #135
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 70 thousand bbl/day (2013) #52
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 82 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 3,606,000 (2016 est.)
Highways 25,554 km (2006)
Railways 7,435 km (2014 est.)
Telephones 1,180,000 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationEastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Total Area120,538 sq. km
Land Area120,408 sq. km
Water Area130 sq. km
Coastline2,495 km
Climatetemperate with rainfall concentrated in summer; long, bitter winters
Terrainmostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east
Lowest PointSea of Japan 0 m
Highest Point Paektu-san 2,744 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020