- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
East Asia & Pacific
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- ISO:
- PRK / KP
- Capital:
- Pyongyang
- Income group:
- Low income
Key indicators
Most recent period reported by each source for this economy.
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
Adult literacy
Latest available100.0%
percent of people aged 15+
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2008
- Source
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2004
- Source
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO (Tracking SDG7) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2021
- Source
- IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO (Tracking SDG7) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- EDGAR, European Commission JRC via World Development Indicators
Population
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- UN DESA World Urbanization Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2100
- Source
- UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024 via World Population Prospects 2024
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2100
- Source
- UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024 via World Population Prospects 2024
Economy
Trade openness
No data reported by World Bank & OECD national accounts.
Exports
No data reported by World Bank & OECD national accounts.
Environment
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- EDGAR, European Commission JRC via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment via World Development Indicators
Atmospheric CO₂
No data reported by NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, marine surface sites.
Temperature anomaly (monthly)
No data reported by NASA GISS Surface Temperature Analysis v4.
Temperature anomaly
No data reported by NASA GISS Surface Temperature Analysis v4.
Technology
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2022
- Source
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) via World Development Indicators
Fixed broadband
No data reported by International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Health
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank, UN DESA (MMEIG) via World Development Indicators
Health spending
No data reported by World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure Database.
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2100
- Source
- UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024 via World Population Prospects 2024
Education
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2018
- Source
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2018
- Source
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Development Indicators
Education spending
No data reported by UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Energy
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2021
- Source
- International Energy Agency (IEA) statistics via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- IEA, UN Statistics Division via World Development Indicators
Agriculture
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
Agriculture share of GDP
No data reported by World Bank & OECD national accounts.
Geography
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- FAO & UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
Transportation
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) via World Development Indicators
Government
Tax revenue
No data reported by IMF Government Finance Statistics.
Military spending
No data reported by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) via World Development Indicators
Science & Space
R&D spending
No data reported by UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Researchers
No data reported by UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Science & Engineering Indicators via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) via World Development Indicators
Crime & Safety
Homicide rate
No data reported by UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- Scope
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
- Period
- 2019
- Source
- World Health Organization Global Health Estimates via World Development Indicators
Culture & Entertainment
Tourist arrivals
No data reported by UN Tourism (UNWTO).
Tourism receipts
No data reported by UN Tourism (UNWTO).
20 of 58 indicators have no reported value for Korea, Dem. People's Rep.. Gaps are shown rather than estimated.