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. βΌ Falling
Population, age 21, total in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990β2015
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More education data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.78 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.78 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 1.78 (2023)
- Labor force, total 17.70 million (2025)
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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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.