Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2173 Persons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.2173 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1727 Persons per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 1990–2023

00.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.173 Persons per square kilometre1991: 0.175 Persons per square kilometre1992: 0.178 Persons per square kilometre1993: 0.181 Persons per square kilometre1994: 0.184 Persons per square kilometre1995: 0.186 Persons per square kilometre1996: 0.188 Persons per square kilometre1997: 0.19 Persons per square kilometre1998: 0.191 Persons per square kilometre1999: 0.193 Persons per square kilometre2000: 0.194 Persons per square kilometre2001: 0.195 Persons per square kilometre2002: 0.196 Persons per square kilometre2003: 0.198 Persons per square kilometre2004: 0.199 Persons per square kilometre2005: 0.2 Persons per square kilometre2006: 0.201 Persons per square kilometre2007: 0.202 Persons per square kilometre2008: 0.203 Persons per square kilometre2009: 0.204 Persons per square kilometre2010: 0.205 Persons per square kilometre2011: 0.206 Persons per square kilometre2012: 0.207 Persons per square kilometre2013: 0.208 Persons per square kilometre2014: 0.209 Persons per square kilometre2015: 0.21 Persons per square kilometre2016: 0.211 Persons per square kilometre2017: 0.212 Persons per square kilometre2018: 0.213 Persons per square kilometre2019: 0.214 Persons per square kilometre2020: 0.215 Persons per square kilometre2021: 0.216 Persons per square kilometre2022: 0.217 Persons per square kilometre2023: 0.217 Persons per square kilometre

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 Democratic People’s Republic of 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 Democratic People’s Republic of 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 Democratic People’s Republic of 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 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2023.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

  1. 42 Marshall Islands 0.2333 Persons per square kilometre compare
  2. 43 Switzerland 0.2226 Persons per square kilometre compare
  3. 44 Malawi 0.222 Persons per square kilometre compare
  4. 46 Nepal 0.2155 Persons per square kilometre compare
  5. 47 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2143 Persons per square kilometre compare
  6. 48 Italy 0.1991 Persons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Democratic People’s Republic of 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 Democratic People’s Republic of 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 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1727 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Democratic People’s Republic of 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 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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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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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
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Persons per square kilometre
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Statizoid (derived)
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168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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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.