Dem. People's Republic of Korea Population Pyramid 1980

Dem. People's Republic of Korea
1980
Population: 18,236,786

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-5 -1   1980  +1 +5

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Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 1980

The population of the Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 1980 was 18,236,787. A decade earlier, in 1970, the population was 15,172,775; it has grown by 20.2% since. With a median age of 22.5 years, the Dem. People's Republic of Korea had a youth dependency ratio of 57.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.9 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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