Median age estimates and projections in North Korea
The median age in North Korea was 36.0 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
North Korea, 2023 (latest estimate)
36.0
Change from 2022
+0.7%
Projection for 2030
38.0 years
Projection for 2050
42.9 years
Projection for 2100
48.6 years
Position in 2023
74th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in North Korea over time
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North Korea
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | North Korea |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 48.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 47.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 47.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 47.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 47.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 46.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 45.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 44.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 43.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 43.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 42.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 42.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 41.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 39.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 38.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 36.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 36.0 years |
| 2022 | 35.8 years |
| 2021 | 35.6 years |
| 2020 | 35.3 years |
| 2019 | 35.1 years |
| 2018 | 34.9 years |
| 2017 | 34.7 years |
| 2016 | 34.4 years |
| 2015 | 34.2 years |
| 2014 | 34.0 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 35.8 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 33.7 years, the figure has changed by +6.9%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, North Korea has the 74th highest value.
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Population estimates and projections
26,418,204 people
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1.78 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
0.32%
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Population
26,571,036 people
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Population growth
0.27%
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Population aged 65 and over
12.7%
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