International statistics Basic indicators: Korea, Democratic People's Republic

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22019120,410
Population 1,000202125,887.0
Population, female % of total202151.1
Population density inhab. per km22021215
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202119.8
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20219.6
Fertility rate, total births per woman20201.89
Life expectancy at birth - men years202068.8
Life expectancy at birth - women years202075.9
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.201737
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.2010143
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202012
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201820
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201517
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20182,060
Labour force participation rate %202181.5
Labour force 1,000202116,934
Self-employed persons %202186.6
Unemployment rate %20212.6
Youth unemployment rate %20216.1
Agricultural land % of land area201921.8
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area201921.4
Forest area % of land area201950.3
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201924
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.58
Rail route length km19995,214
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2014475
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20201.25
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.2020269
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20174.6
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.201715.0
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.201715.0

As at 21 July 2022

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