Labor force, total, per square kilometre in North Korea
North Korea: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 146.05 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 146.05 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre 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 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 146.05 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 105 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
North Korea ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 105 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 106.94 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 108.8 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 110.53 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 112.18 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 113.72 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 115.1 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 116.59 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 117.91 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 119.02 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 120.25 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 121.37 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 122.53 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 123.81 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 125.2 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 126.54 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 128 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 129.44 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 130.73 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 132.12 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 133.48 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 134.81 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 136.09 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 137.35 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 138.57 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 139.79 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 140.78 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 141.91 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 142.96 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 143.73 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 141.6 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 142.33 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 145.46 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 146.05 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 146.05 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.23 units per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 146.05 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47.32 units per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112.58 units per square kilometre | 105 units per square kilometre | 119.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 126 units per square kilometre | 120.25 units per square kilometre | 132.12 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.95 units per square kilometre | 133.48 units per square kilometre | 143.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.86 units per square kilometre | 141.6 units per square kilometre | 146.05 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 25 Kuwait 163.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Comoros 158.53 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Jamaica 147.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Kingdom 144.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Guam 141.97 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 El Salvador 140.2 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for North Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in North Korea?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in North Korea was 146.05 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 146.05 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 105 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total 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.
Labor force, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- 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
Labor force, total 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.