Dem. People's Republic of Korea Population Pyramid 1994
Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 1994
In 1994, the Dem. People's Republic of Korea had a total population of 22,393,975 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 15.8%, up from 19,335,043 in 1984.
With a median age of 27.6 years, the Dem. People's Republic of Korea had a youth dependency ratio of 38.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.4 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in the Dem. People's Republic of Korea had on average 1.78 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 73.6 years on average (75.7 years for girls, 71.5 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
48,195 immigrants live in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 0.2% of the population.
| China | 29,771 |
| Republic of Korea | 5,574 |
| Philippines | 3,044 |
| Brazil | 2,892 |
| Indonesia | 1,470 |
46,379 people born in Dem. People's Republic of Korea live in other countries.
| Japan | 23,696 |
| China | 9,636 |
| Argentina | 5,447 |
| Mali | 2,322 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1,693 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 22,393,975 | 27.6 | |
| Taiwan | 21,357,140 | 29.0 | |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 6,042,262 | 33.0 | |
| Mongolia | 2,305,744 | 19.8 | |
| China, Macao SAR | 390,122 | 30.2 |





