Population, ages 6-10, total in North Korea

North Korea: Population, ages 6-10, total was 1.49 million in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
1.49 million
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
70th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.06 million
in 2002
All-time low
1.49 million
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 6-10, total in North Korea, 1990–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1990200220151990: 1.8M1991: 1.8M1992: 1.8M1993: 1.8M1994: 1.8M1995: 1.9M1996: 1.9M1997: 1.9M1998: 2.0M1999: 2.0M2000: 2.0M2001: 2.1M2002: 2.1M2003: 2.1M2004: 2.0M2005: 2.0M2006: 2.0M2007: 1.9M2008: 1.8M2009: 1.8M2010: 1.7M2011: 1.6M2012: 1.6M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.5M2015: 1.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 6-10, total in North Korea stood at 1.49 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 6-10, total in North Korea peaked at 2.06 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 2015.

North Korea ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Population, ages 6-10, total in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 6-10, total in North Korea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 1.78 million —
1991 1.81 million +1.7%
1992 1.83 million +0.9%
1993 1.84 million +0.6%
1994 1.85 million +0.7%
1995 1.87 million +1.2%
1996 1.90 million +1.7%
1997 1.94 million +1.9%
1998 1.98 million +2.0%
1999 2.01 million +1.8%
2000 2.04 million +1.3%
2001 2.06 million +0.9%
2002 2.06 million +0.5%
2003 2.06 million -0.1%
2004 2.05 million -0.7%
2005 2.02 million -1.5%
2006 1.97 million -2.3%
2007 1.91 million -3.1%
2008 1.84 million -3.7%
2009 1.77 million -3.9%
2010 1.70 million -3.7%
2011 1.64 million -3.5%
2012 1.59 million -3.2%
2013 1.55 million -2.8%
2014 1.51 million -2.2%
2015 1.49 million -1.5%

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's 1.49 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.39 million, 62% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's 1.49 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 307,519, 4.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.88 million 1.78 million 2.01 million 10
2000s 1.98 million 1.77 million 2.06 million 10
2010s 1.58 million 1.49 million 1.70 million 6

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 67 Guinea 1.54 million compare
  2. 68 Benin 1.54 million compare
  3. 69 Somalia 1.50 million compare
  4. 71 Sri Lanka 1.41 million compare
  5. 72 Kazakhstan 1.41 million compare
  6. 73 Ecuador 1.37 million compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 6-10, total in North Korea?
Population, ages 6-10, total in North Korea was 1.49 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 6-10, total recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2002.
What is the lowest population, ages 6-10, total recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2015.
How does North Korea rank for population, ages 6-10, total?
North Korea ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 6-10, total rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 6-10, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 6-10, total
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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