Country profile · PRK
North Korea
Region · East Asia & Pacific Population · 26.4M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 1.5%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 107 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 1.78
- Expected years of schooling
- 12.2 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 27%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 35% / 0%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.35
- Urban population
- 64%
- Employment in agriculture
- 55%
- Internet use
- 0%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 0.01%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 4.0 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 18.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 40%
- Women married before age 18
- 1%
Religion
- No religion70%
- Folk and traditional beliefs15%
- Buddhism5%
- Christianity2%
- Other religions8%
Major cities
- Pyongyang
- Hamhung
- Chongjin
Common hazards
- Floods
- Drought
Common migration destinations
- South Korea