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North Korea - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 0.27

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

0.27 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

0.3×

Growth since 1961

0.12×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#111#1552020 overtook United Kingdom2025 overtook Maldives
North KoreaUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. North Korea climbed from #111 to #155 (overtook United Kingdom). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — North Korea

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1963
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1967
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
1973
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1974
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1996
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Maldives in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1961197619912006202120250.271.142.012.88

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