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Age structure

Korea, North — 31 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 0-14 years: 30% (female 3,402,672; male 3,540,313) 15-64 years: 66% (female 7,840,465; male 7,741,155) 65 years and over: 4% (female 622,250; male 339,695) (July 1995 est.)
1996 0-14 years: 30% (male 3,605,972; female 3,465,038) 15-64 years: 66% (male 7,871,783; female 7,956,935) 65 years and over: 4% (male 355,284; female 649,112) (July 1996 est.)
1997 0-14 years: 30% (male 3,672,851; female 3,528,590) 15-64 years: 66% (male 7,996,814; female 8,068,347) 65 years and over : 4% (male 372,818; female 677,584) (July 1997 est.)
1998 0-14 years: 26% (male 2,800,857; female 2,669,250) 15-64 years: 68% (male 7,089,039; female 7,406,901) 65 years and over: 6% (male 387,011; female 881,329) (July 1998 est.)
1999 0-14 years: 26% (male 2,800,748; female 2,666,207) 15-64 years: 68% (male 7,143,969; female 7,447,147) 65 years and over: 6% (male 412,161; female 915,877) (1999 est.)
2000 0-14 years: 26% (male 2,843,250; female 2,705,206) 15-64 years: 68% (male 7,223,364; female 7,502,094) 65 years and over: 6% (male 448,242; female 965,394) (2000 est.)
2001 0-14 years: 25.52% (male 2,873,390; female 2,733,163) 15-64 years: 67.63% (male 7,301,531; female 7,556,554) 65 years and over: 6.85% (male 486,805; female 1,016,785) (2001 est.)
2002 0-14 years: 25.4% (male 2,888,478; female 2,747,133) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 7,380,183; female 7,612,275) 65 years and over: 7.2% (male 527,256; female 1,068,870) (2002 est.)
2003 0-14 years: 25% (male 2,845,727; female 2,763,800) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 7,485,310; female 7,746,603) 65 years and over: 7.2% (male 541,155; female 1,083,886) (2003 est.)
2004 0-14 years: 24.6% (male 2,836,991; female 2,755,127) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 7,575,590; female 7,812,878) 65 years and over: 7.6% (male 583,463; female 1,133,504) (2004 est.)
2005 0-14 years: 24.2% (male 2,816,844/female 2,735,478) 15-64 years: 67.9% (male 7,668,581/female 7,883,267) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 625,819/female 1,182,188) (2005 est.)
2006 0-14 years: 23.8% (male 2,788,944/female 2,708,331) 15-64 years: 68% (male 7,762,442/female 7,955,522) 65 years and over: 8.2% (male 667,792/female 1,229,988) (2006 est.)
2007 0-14 years: 23.3% (male 2,758,826/female 2,679,093) 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 7,852,282/female 8,024,429) 65 years and over: 8.5% (male 709,599/female 1,277,496) (2007 est.)
2008 0-14 years: 22.9% (male 2,733,352/female 2,654,186) 15-64 years: 68.2% (male 7,931,484/female 8,083,626) 65 years and over: 8.8% (male 751,401/female 1,325,040) (2008 est.)
2009 0-14 years: 21.3% (male 2,440,439/female 2,376,557) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 7,776,889/female 7,945,399) 65 years and over: 9.4% (male 820,504/female 1,305,557) (2009 est.)
2010 0-14 years: 21.3% (male 2,440,439/female 2,376,557) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 7,776,889/female 7,945,399) 65 years and over: 9.4% (male 820,504/female 1,305,557) (2010 est.)
2011 0-14 years: 22.4% (male 2,766,006/female 2,700,378) 15-64 years: 68.6% (male 8,345,737/female 8,423,482) 65 years and over: 9.1% (male 738,693/female 1,483,196) (2011 est.)
2012 0-14 years: 22% (male 2,742,874/ female 2,672,199) 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 8,405,734/ female 8,479,707) 65 years and over: 9.3% (male 768,703/ female 1,519,905) (2012 est.)
2013 0-14 years: 21.7% (male 2,726,275/female 2,650,143) 15-24 years: 16.4% (male 2,059,388/female 2,005,987) 25-54 years: 43.8% (male 5,411,221/female 5,415,744) 55-64 years: 8.5% (male 988,922/female 1,108,156) 65 years and over: 9.5% (male 798,363/female 1,556,208) (2013 est.)
2014 0-14 years: 21.5% (male 2,709,580/female 2,628,456) 15-24 years: 16.3% (male 2,041,861/female 1,997,413) 25-54 years: 44% (male 5,465,889/female 5,456,850) 55-64 years: 8.6% (male 1,007,667/female 1,127,455) 65 years and over: 9.5% (male 826,175/female 1,590,281) (2014 est.)
2015 0-14 years: 21.21% (male 2,692,482/female 2,606,842) | 15-24 years: 16.08% (male 2,027,480/female 1,989,839) | 25-54 years: 44.04% (male 5,511,569/female 5,491,236) | 55-64 years: 8.76% (male 1,034,064/female 1,154,141) | 65 years and over: 9.91% (male 852,962/female 1,622,590) (2015 est.)
2016 0-14 years: 20.97% (male 2,678,638/female 2,588,744) | 15-24 years: 15.88% (male 2,009,360/female 1,977,942) | 25-54 years: 44.22% (male 5,567,682/female 5,537,077) | 55-64 years: 9.19% (male 1,090,739/female 1,218,406) | 65 years and over: 9.74% (male 840,003/female 1,606,720) (2016 est.)
2017 0-14 years: 20.78% (male 2,670,884/female 2,576,846) | 15-24 years: 15.59% (male 1,982,045/female 1,955,220) | 25-54 years: 44.28% (male 5,608,520/female 5,572,000) | 55-64 years: 9.77% (male 1,166,680/female 1,301,201) | 65 years and over: 9.56% (male 826,735/female 1,588,009) (2017 est.)
2018 0-14 years: 20.65% (male 2,669,357 /female 2,571,195) | 15-24 years: 15.35% (male 1,959,440 /female 1,935,607) | 25-54 years: 44.17% (male 5,627,175 /female 5,583,008) | 55-64 years: 10.34% (male 1,241,473 /female 1,383,444) | 65 years and over: 9.5% (male 826,101 /female 1,584,285) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Korea, North Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Korea, North. A population pyramid illustra
2019 0-14 years: 20.65% (male 2,669,357 /female 2,571,195) | 15-24 years: 15.35% (male 1,959,440 /female 1,935,607) | 25-54 years: 44.17% (male 5,627,175 /female 5,583,008) | 55-64 years: 10.34% (male 1,241,473 /female 1,383,444) | 65 years and over: 9.5% (male 826,101 /female 1,584,285) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: PDF
2020 0-14 years: 20.47% (male 2,677,578/female 2,571,118) | 15-24 years: 14.68% (male 1,894,091/female 1,869,799) | 25-54 years: 44% (male 5,659,446/female 5,624,034) | 55-64 years: 11.2% (male 1,369,199/female 1,503,086) | 65 years and over: 9.65% (male 859,151/female 1,615,964) (2020 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Korea, North Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for North Korea. A population pyramid illustrates the a
2021 0-14 years: 20.33% (male 2,680,145/female 2,571,334) 15-24 years: 14.39% (male 1,873,814/female 1,842,269) 25-54 years: 43.77% (male 5,671,900/female 5,633,861) 55-64 years: 11.77% (male 1,454,000/female 1,585,830) 65 years and over: 9.75% (male 878,176/female 1,640,031) (2021 est.)
2022 0-14 years: 20.33% (male 2,680,145/female 2,571,334) 15-24 years: 14.39% (male 1,873,814/female 1,842,269) 25-54 years: 43.77% (male 5,671,900/female 5,633,861) 55-64 years: 11.77% (male 1,454,000/female 1,585,830) 65 years and over: 9.75% (male 878,176/female 1,640,031) (2021 est.)
2023 0-14 years: 20.24% (male 2,696,287/female 2,580,346) 15-64 years: 69.16% (male 8,992,254/female 9,040,025) 65 years and over: 10.6% (2023 est.) (male 992,424/female 1,770,881)
2024 0-14 years: 19.9% (male 2,673,822/female 2,548,775) 15-64 years: 68.9% (male 9,054,771/female 9,066,447) 65 years and over: 11.2% (2024 est.) (male 1,099,676/female 1,855,175)
2025 0-14 years: 19.9% (male 2,673,822/female 2,548,775) 15-64 years: 68.9% (male 9,054,771/female 9,066,447) 65 years and over: 11.2% (2024 est.) (male 1,099,676/female 1,855,175)