Population, ages 12-17, female in North Korea
North Korea: Population, ages 12-17, female was 1.06 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-17, female in North Korea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
North Korea recorded 1.06 million for population, ages 12-17, female in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-17, female in North Korea peaked at 1.21 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 959,501, in 1994.
North Korea ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population, ages 12-17, female in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.05 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.01 million | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 979,804 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 963,745 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 959,501 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 965,161 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 982,016 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.01 million | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.10 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.00 million | 959,501 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 million | 1.10 million | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 1.06 million | 1.21 million | 6 |
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More education data for North Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-17, female in North Korea?
- Population, ages 12-17, female in North Korea was 1.06 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-17, female recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, female recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 959,501 in 1994.
- How does North Korea rank for population, ages 12-17, female?
- North Korea ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-17, female rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-17, female is the total number of females age 12-17.