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North Korea

KP Β· PRK Β· #97 Β· 9 cities

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Key indicators

Unemployment (2025)
3.6% ↑
Population (2025)
26.6M
Population growth (2025)
0.3% ↓
Life expectancy (2024)
73.7 yrs
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
24.1/100
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP data not available.

GDP per capita (PPP)

GDP per capita data not available.

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Inflation data not available.

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Fiscal data not available.

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2025 - - - - 3.6% 26.6M - - - - - - - -
2024 - - - - 3.5% 26.5M - - - - 73.7 - - -
2023 - - - - 3.5% 26.4M - - - - 73.6 - - -
2022 - - - - 3.5% 26.3M - - - - 73.6 - - -
2021 - - - - 3.7% 26.2M - - - - 73.4 - - -
2020 - - - - 3.6% 26.1M - - - - 72.8 - - -
2019 - - - - 3.4% 26.0M - - - - 72.9 - - -
2018 - - - - 3.4% 25.9M - - - - 73.0 - - -
2017 - - - - 3.5% 25.8M - - - - 73.0 - - -
2016 - - - - 3.6% 25.7M - - - - 73.0 - - -
2015 - - - - 3.5% 25.6M - - - - 72.8 - - -
2014 - - - - 3.5% 25.5M - - - - 72.5 - - -
2013 - - - - 3.6% 25.3M - - - - 71.9 - - -
2012 - - - - 3.5% 25.2M - - - - 71.3 - - -
2011 - - - - 3.5% 25.1M - - - - 70.8 - - -
2010 - - - - 3.4% 25.0M - - - - 70.3 - - -
2009 - - - - 3.5% 24.9M - - - - 69.7 - - -
2008 - - - - 3.5% 24.8M - - - - 69.3 - - -
2007 - - - - 3.6% 24.6M - - - - 69.0 - - -
2006 - - - - 3.6% 24.5M - - - - 69.1 - - -
2005 - - - - 3.6% 24.4M - - - - 69.2 - - -
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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