Macro

North Korea

East Asia & Pacific · Low income · not covered by the IMF WEO · World Bank WDI

Country profile

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years

Indicator	Latest	Unit	Year	10Y change
Life expectancy at birth	73.7	years	2024	+1.8%
Urban population	64.2	% of total	2025	+2.9 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)