Population, age 11, total in North Korea

North Korea: Population, age 11, total was 313,269 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
313,269
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
65th
of 191 countries
All-time high
421,229
in 2006
All-time low
285,168
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 11, total in North Korea, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200220151990: 285.2k1991: 292.3k1992: 314.2k1993: 343.9k1994: 371.4k1995: 389.4k1996: 395.3k1997: 391.4k1998: 382.3k1999: 374.5k2000: 372.8k2001: 378.6k2002: 389.6k2003: 402.9k2004: 414.3k2005: 420.6k2006: 421.2k2007: 417.2k2008: 409.2k2009: 398.4k2010: 386.0k2011: 371.9k2012: 356.2k2013: 340.3k2015: 313.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

North Korea recorded 313,269 for population, age 11, total in 2015.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 11, total in North Korea peaked at 421,229 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 285,168, in 1990.

That places North Korea 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 353,976 285,168 395,251 10
2000s 402,485 372,836 421,229 10
2010s 353,542 313,269 386,016 5

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 62 Poland 348,256 compare
  2. 63 Cambodia 328,194 compare
  3. 64 Zimbabwe 326,391 compare
  4. 66 Rwanda 293,342 compare
  5. 67 Sri Lanka 291,500 compare
  6. 68 Guinea 287,849 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 11, total in North Korea?
Population, age 11, total in North Korea was 313,269 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 11, total recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 421,229 in 2006.
What is the lowest population, age 11, total recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 285,168 in 1990.
How does North Korea rank for population, age 11, total?
North Korea ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 11, total rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 11, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 11, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.