Population, ages 6-11, female in North Korea

North Korea: Population, ages 6-11, female was 877,485 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
877,485
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
70th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.21 million
in 2003
All-time low
877,485
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 6-11, female in North Korea, 1990–2015

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1990200220151990: 1.0M1991: 1.0M1992: 1.0M1993: 1.1M1994: 1.1M1995: 1.1M1996: 1.1M1997: 1.1M1998: 1.2M1999: 1.2M2000: 1.2M2001: 1.2M2002: 1.2M2003: 1.2M2004: 1.2M2005: 1.2M2006: 1.2M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.1M2010: 1.0M2011: 982.8k2012: 948.9k2013: 919.1k2014: 894.9k2015: 877.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 6-11, female in North Korea stood at 877,485. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 6-11, female in North Korea peaked at 1.21 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 877,485, 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 6-11, female in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 6-11, female in North Korea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 1.01 million —
1991 1.03 million +1.8%
1992 1.05 million +1.8%
1993 1.07 million +1.8%
1994 1.09 million +1.8%
1995 1.10 million +1.8%
1996 1.12 million +1.7%
1997 1.14 million +1.4%
1998 1.15 million +1.3%
1999 1.17 million +1.1%
2000 1.18 million +1.0%
2001 1.19 million +1.0%
2002 1.20 million +0.9%
2003 1.21 million +0.5%
2004 1.20 million -0.2%
2005 1.19 million -1.0%
2006 1.17 million -1.9%
2007 1.14 million -2.8%
2008 1.10 million -3.4%
2009 1.06 million -3.7%
2010 1.02 million -3.7%
2011 982,843 -3.6%
2012 948,935 -3.4%
2013 919,096 -3.1%
2014 894,925 -2.6%
2015 877,485 -1.9%

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's 877,485 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.41 million, 62% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's 877,485 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 180,790, 4.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.09 million 1.01 million 1.17 million 10
2000s 1.16 million 1.06 million 1.21 million 10
2010s 940,421 877,485 1.02 million 6

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 67 Guinea 899,966 compare
  2. 68 Benin 897,121 compare
  3. 69 Somalia 885,235 compare
  4. 71 Sri Lanka 833,772 compare
  5. 72 Ecuador 808,624 compare
  6. 73 Kazakhstan 804,159 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 6-11, female in North Korea?
Population, ages 6-11, female in North Korea was 877,485 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 6-11, female recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 million in 2003.
What is the lowest population, ages 6-11, female recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 877,485 in 2015.
How does North Korea rank for population, ages 6-11, female?
North Korea ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 6-11, female rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 6-11, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 6-11, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 6-11, female is the total number of females age 6-11.