Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in North Korea
North Korea: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in North Korea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in North Korea is 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in North Korea peaked at 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1727 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places North Korea 45th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1727 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1754 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1781 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1808 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1836 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1859 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1878 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1896 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1912 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1927 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1941 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1953 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1963 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1975 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1989 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2002 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2013 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2023 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2032 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2041 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.205 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2058 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2067 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2076 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2087 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2098 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2109 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2119 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2129 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2139 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2148 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2157 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2165 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1225 Persons per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1838 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1727 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1927 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1993 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1941 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2041 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2093 Persons per square kilometre | 0.205 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2139 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2161 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2148 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 42 Marshall Islands 0.2333 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 43 Switzerland 0.2226 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 44 Malawi 0.222 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 46 Nepal 0.2155 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2143 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 48 Italy 0.1991 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for North Korea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 25,807 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5276 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 794,407 people (2100)
- Population density 162.05 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7483 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in North Korea?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in North Korea was 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1727 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- North Korea ranks 45th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.