🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: All Indicators

Arable land (% of land area) 2023 19.06 Arable land (hectares per person) 2023 0.09 Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 1.67 Rural land area (sq. km) 2015 119,025.22 Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 1.53 Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 2015 1,864.03 Surface area (sq. km) 2023 120,540.00 Urban land area (sq. km) 2015 2,678.34 Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.14 Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 2015 166.84

Compulsory education, duration (years) 2025 12.00 Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) 2008 100.00 Preprimary education, duration (years) 2025 4.00 Primary education, duration (years) 2025 5.00 School enrollment, primary (% gross) 2018 92.06 School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 2015 94.25 Secondary education, duration (years) 2025 6.00

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) 2023 14.50 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) 2023 0.80 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) 2023 22.00 Access to electricity (% of population) 2023 57.50 Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 2023 788.59 Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) 2021 0.26 Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) 2021 67.85M Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) 2021 63.08

Bird species, threatened 2022 30.00 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 -49.81 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 66.24 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2024 2.50 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 11.68 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.26 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 32.79 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2024 2.99 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 13.48 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 5.01 Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 2023 -17.01 Fish species, threatened 2022 51.00 Mammal species, threatened 2022 10.00 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 -25.50 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 20.12 Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2024 3.43 Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 1.16 Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 10.95 Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.09 Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.00 Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.01 Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2024 4.46 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 -71.66 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 1.69 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.97 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.09 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.01 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.13 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.41 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.05 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.03 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.00 PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 2020 29.93 PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 2017 100.00 Plant species (higher), threatened 2022 20.00 Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 2023 219.40 Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 4.89 Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 1.51 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 2025 1.30 Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 2025 2.40 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 -44.68 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 91.25 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2024 3.44 Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 3.39

Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 2024 0.51 Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 2024 45.66 Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 2024 18.06 Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 2024 27.60 Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 2024 105.00 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 2024 12.86 Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 2021 12.58 Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 2021 7.55 Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 2021 79.08 Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 2021 0.79 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 2024 9.86 Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 2024 9.90 Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2024 1.78 Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2018 12.80 Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 2024 99.00 Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 2024 99.00 Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 2024 99.00 International migrant stock (% of population) 2024 0.20 International migrant stock, total 2024 50,439.00 Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 2024 75.88 Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 2024 71.55 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 2024 73.74 Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 2023 0.11 Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 2023 933.00 Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 2023 67.00 Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 2019 24.20 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 2021 23.70 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 2021 19.00 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 2021 28.50 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 2019 212.80 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 2019 176.40 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 2019 270.60 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 2021 1.26 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 2021 0.97 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 2021 1.55 Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 2019 4.10 Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 2024 99.92 Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 2024 155.19 Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 2024 13.30 Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 2024 11.90 Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 2024 14.70 Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2024 8.90 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 2024 16.70 Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 2024 14.90 Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 2024 18.40 Net migration 2025 -2,787.00 Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2024 572.00 Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2024 1,273.00 Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2024 1,817.00 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2024 663.00 Number of infant deaths 2024 4,536.00 Number of maternal deaths 2023 230.00 Number of neonatal deaths 2024 3,048.00 Number of under-five deaths 2024 5,697.00 People practicing open defecation (% of population) 2023 0.00 People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 2023 93.91 People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 2023 84.82 Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2017 3.63 Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 2024 18.95 Population ages 0-14, female 2024 2.44M Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 2024 18.25 Population ages 0-14, male 2024 2.58M Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 2024 19.66 Population ages 0-14, total 2024 5.02M Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 2024 68.65 Population ages 15-64, female 2024 9.05M Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 2024 67.56 Population ages 15-64, male 2024 9.15M Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 2024 69.77 Population ages 15-64, total 2024 18.19M Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 2024 12.40 Population ages 65 and above, female 2024 1.90M Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 2024 14.19 Population ages 65 and above, male 2024 1.39M Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 2024 10.57 Population ages 65 and above, total 2024 3.29M Population growth (annual %) 2024 0.30 Population, female 2024 13.39M Population, female (% of total population) 2024 50.53 Population, male 2024 13.11M Population, male (% of total population) 2024 49.47 Population, total 2024 26.50M Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 2019 31.60 Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 2023 27.40 Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 2023 29.70 Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 2023 27.50 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 2024 1.80 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 2024 3.90 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 2024 2.00 Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 2024 5.00 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2025 17.61 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 2024 283.00 Rural population 2024 9.58M Rural population (% of total population) 2024 36.14 Rural population growth (annual %) 2024 -0.58 Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 2024 1.06 Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 2021 9.31 Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 2021 8.11 Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 2021 10.53 Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 2024 83.86 Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 2024 76.44 Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 2020 3.87 Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 2020 1.55 Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 2020 6.29 UHC service coverage index 2023 77.00 Urban population 2024 16.92M Urban population (% of total population) 2024 63.86 Urban population growth (annual %) 2024 0.81

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 54.08 Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 57.79 Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 50.64 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 77.71 Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 86.76 Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 3.55

Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 2022 24.13 Scientific and technical journal articles 2022 263.49 Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) 2024 10.42

Merchandise exports (current US$) 2024 363.00M Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) 2023 375.04M Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 2.35 Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.25 Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 2.81 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 74.18 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.37 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 1.75 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.08 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.84 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 17.61 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 20.66 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 74.18 Merchandise imports (current US$) 2024 2.36B Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) 2023 2.65B Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.18 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 97.10 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.01 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.76 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 2021 0.00 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.07 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 1.87 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 2.72 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 97.10