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Population Pyramid of Dem. People's Republic of Korea2024

Total population
26.5M
Median age
37.3
Peak year
2032
Peak population
26.8M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 11.1M · median age 17.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 18.2M · median age 22.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 23.7M · median age 30.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 26.5M · median age 37.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 25.8M · median age 43.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 19.5M · median age 49.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Dem. People's Republic of Korea presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 37.3 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 18.9% of the population; people 65 and older account for 12.4%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Dem. People's Republic of Korea's peak population in 2032.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 11.1 million with median age 17.5. Projected 2100 values are 19.5 million and median age 49.6.

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