Population, ages 5-10, male in North Korea
North Korea: Population, ages 5-10, male was 915,195 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 5-10, male in North Korea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
North Korea recorded 915,195 for population, ages 5-10, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 5-10, male in North Korea peaked at 1.27 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 915,195, in 2015.
That places North Korea 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Population, ages 5-10, male in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.12 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.13 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.15 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.17 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.22 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.24 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.26 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.25 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 995,224 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 966,168 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 942,812 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 925,734 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 915,195 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 million | 1.12 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million | 1.07 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 962,379 | 915,195 | 1.03 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 5-10, male in North Korea?
- Population, ages 5-10, male in North Korea was 915,195 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 5-10, male recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest population, ages 5-10, male recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 915,195 in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for population, ages 5-10, male?
- North Korea ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 5-10, male rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 5-10, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 5-10, male is the total number of males age 5-10.