Rural population, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Rural population, per capita was 0.3581 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.3581 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.594 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3581 units per person, in 2025.
That places North Korea 108th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.594 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5769 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.5626 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.55 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5378 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.525 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5105 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4951 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4803 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4675 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.458 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4509 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4443 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4388 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4349 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.433 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4324 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.432 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4318 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4315 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.431 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4303 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4292 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4279 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4264 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4247 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.423 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4211 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4193 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4174 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4156 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.414 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4125 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4112 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4102 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4093 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4085 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4077 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4071 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4064 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4058 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4052 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4039 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4032 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4025 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4017 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4007 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3997 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3985 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3969 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3952 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3932 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3912 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3891 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3868 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3843 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3818 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3792 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3765 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3736 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3707 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3677 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3646 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3614 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3581 units per person | -0.9% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.3581 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.3581 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.53 units per person | 0.4675 units per person | 0.594 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4388 units per person | 0.4315 units per person | 0.458 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.425 units per person | 0.4174 units per person | 0.431 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4103 units per person | 0.4064 units per person | 0.4156 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4026 units per person | 0.3985 units per person | 0.4058 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3874 units per person | 0.3765 units per person | 0.3969 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.366 units per person | 0.3581 units per person | 0.3736 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More agriculture & rural data for North Korea
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate 0.0436 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita 0.1844 metric tons per person (2024)
- Milk per animal 2,342 kilograms per animal (2024)
- Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 3.61 kg per hectare (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in North Korea?
- Rural population, per capita in North Korea was 0.3581 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.594 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3581 units per person in 2025.
- How does North Korea rank for rural population, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 108th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.