Population, age 12, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population, age 12, total was 322,960 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
322,960
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
65th
of 191 countries
All-time high
423,559
in 2006
All-time low
276,149
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 12, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200220151990: 276.1k1991: 281.3k1992: 304.7k1993: 337.9k1994: 368.7k1995: 388.4k1996: 393.9k1997: 388.2k1998: 376.5k1999: 366.5k2000: 363.7k2001: 369.6k2002: 381.8k2003: 397.1k2004: 410.9k2005: 420.0k2006: 423.6k2007: 422.8k2008: 417.9k2009: 409.7k2010: 399.0k2011: 385.7k2012: 369.9k2013: 353.1k2015: 323.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 12, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 322,960.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 423,559 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 276,149, in 1990.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 348,211 276,149 393,883 10
2000s 401,700 363,720 423,559 10
2010s 366,131 322,960 399,028 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Population, age 12, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 322,960 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 423,559 in 2006.
What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 276,149 in 1990.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for population, age 12, total?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 12, 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.