Population, age 21, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population, age 21, total was 418,040 in 2015. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2015)
418,040
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
54th
of 191 countries
All-time high
472,976
in 1991
All-time low
283,566
in 2000
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 21, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1990200220151990: 467.8k1991: 473.0k1992: 468.8k1993: 456.2k1994: 437.2k1995: 413.6k1996: 384.4k1997: 350.5k1998: 317.7k1999: 293.6k2000: 283.6k2001: 290.5k2002: 312.1k2003: 341.5k2004: 368.7k2005: 386.5k2006: 392.3k2007: 388.5k2008: 379.5k2009: 371.9k2010: 370.3k2011: 376.0k2012: 387.0k2013: 400.3k2015: 418.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 418,040 for population, age 21, total in 2015.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 472,976 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 283,566, in 2000.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 54th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 406,291 293,648 472,976 10
2000s 351,516 283,566 392,332 10
2010s 390,326 370,260 418,040 5

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  5. 56 Cambodia 368,379 compare
  6. 57 Burkina Faso 361,902 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 21, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Population, age 21, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 418,040 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 472,976 in 1991.
What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 283,566 in 2000.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for population, age 21, total?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 21, 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.