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CapitalPyongyang
Density220 / km²
Eastern Asia · PRK
North Korea.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang. Land borders with China, South Korea and Russia.
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2024MaleAgeFemale
80+
1.6% / 3.4%
75–79
2.1% / 3.0%
70–74
2.4% / 2.9%
65–69
4.5% / 4.9%
60–64
5.6% / 5.8%
55–59
7.5% / 7.6%
50–54
8.1% / 7.9%
45–49
6.3% / 6.1%
40–44
6.6% / 6.3%
35–39
7.1% / 6.8%
30–34
7.6% / 7.2%
25–29
7.6% / 7.2%
20–24
7.0% / 6.6%
15–19
6.4% / 6.0%
10–14
6.4% / 5.9%
5–9
6.6% / 6.2%
0–4
6.7% / 6.2%
% of each sex · World Bank / UN
—economyUnavailable—GDP per personUnavailable#56population · of 19426.5 million#97area · of 195120,538 km²
Inside North Korea.
Life expectancy is 73.7 years (2024). Fertility stands at 1.8 children per woman (2024).
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