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Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

East Asia & Pacific·Low incomePRK

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🌍Population
2024

26.5M

56th of 217 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2024

73.7 yrs

119th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

2.50 t

106th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

3.5%

123rd of 182 countries

🌐Internet Users
2012

0.0%

204th of 204 countries

⚡Electricity Access
2024

61.4%

185th of 215 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2024

1.78

120th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

63.9%

110th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2023

21.8 µg/m³

75th of 200 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2024

16.7 / 1k

89th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2008

100.0%

1st of 32 countries

🌲Forest Area
2024

64.1%

24th of 209 countries

👴Aging Population
2025

12.7%

78th of 217 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

0.3%

179th of 208 countries

📱Mobile
2022

24.1

208th of 209 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

37.0%

150th of 196 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2025

17.6%

135th of 184 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

91 Mt

58th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

2.4

200th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

  • ›Korea, Dem. People's Rep. records 0.0% in internet users (2012), ranking 204th out of 204 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • ›Korea, Dem. People's Rep. records 24.1 in mobile subscriptions (2022), ranking 208th out of 209 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • ›Korea, Dem. People's Rep. records 2.4 in corruption control (2023), ranking 200th out of 205 countries — in the bottom 2% globally.
  • ›In 2024, Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ranks 24th out of 209 countries in forest area (64.1%) — placing it in the top 11% globally.
  • ›Korea, Dem. People's Rep. records 0.3% in renewable electricity (2021), ranking 179th out of 208 countries — in the bottom 14% globally.

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