Population, ages 14-18, male in North Korea

North Korea: Population, ages 14-18, male was 977,644 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
977,644
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
58th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.06 million
in 2010
All-time low
770,606
in 1995
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 14-18, male in North Korea, 1990–2015

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1990200220151990: 1.0M1991: 974.1k1992: 905.3k1993: 839.8k1994: 791.7k1995: 770.6k1996: 782.1k1997: 822.0k1998: 877.5k1999: 930.2k2000: 966.7k2001: 982.0k2002: 980.4k2003: 969.5k2004: 961.0k2005: 962.9k2006: 977.4k2007: 1.0M2008: 1.0M2009: 1.0M2010: 1.1M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.0M2013: 1.0M2014: 1.0M2015: 977.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 14-18, male in North Korea stood at 977,644.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 14-18, male in North Korea peaked at 1.06 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 770,606, in 1995.

North Korea ranks 58th 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 14-18, male in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 14-18, male in North Korea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 1.04 million
1991 974,130 -5.9%
1992 905,275 -7.1%
1993 839,782 -7.2%
1994 791,747 -5.7%
1995 770,606 -2.7%
1996 782,089 +1.5%
1997 821,999 +5.1%
1998 877,546 +6.8%
1999 930,186 +6.0%
2000 966,670 +3.9%
2001 981,951 +1.6%
2002 980,397 -0.2%
2003 969,512 -1.1%
2004 960,963 -0.9%
2005 962,863 +0.2%
2006 977,412 +1.5%
2007 1.00 million +2.4%
2008 1.03 million +2.6%
2009 1.05 million +2.1%
2010 1.06 million +1.1%
2011 1.06 million -0.0%
2012 1.05 million -1.0%
2013 1.03 million -1.8%
2014 1.01 million -2.4%
2015 977,644 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 872,878 770,606 1.04 million 10
2000s 987,634 960,963 1.05 million 10
2010s 1.03 million 977,644 1.06 million 6

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 55 Ukraine 1.04 million compare
  2. 56 Canada 1.02 million compare
  3. 57 Poland 983,661 compare
  4. 59 Guatemala 917,871 compare
  5. 60 Mali 906,022 compare
  6. 61 Zambia 854,014 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 14-18, male in North Korea?
Population, ages 14-18, male in North Korea was 977,644 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 14-18, male recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2010.
What is the lowest population, ages 14-18, male recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 770,606 in 1995.
How does North Korea rank for population, ages 14-18, male?
North Korea ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 14-18, male rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 14-18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 14-18, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
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Population, ages 14-18, male is the total number of males age 14-18.