Country profile
North Korea
Asia · Capital: Pyongyang · Currency: North Korean won (KPW)
North Korea is a country in Asia, with its capital at Pyongyang. It has a population of 26.6M (2025).
- Population
- 26.6M
2025 · #56 of 216
Economy
- Unemployment
- 3.54%2025 · #60
- Population
- 26.6M2025 · #56
People
- Median age
- 35.9 yrs2024 · #94
- Fertility rate
- 1.8 children/woman2024 · #120
- Urbanization
- 64.2%2025 · #109
- Net migration
- −2,787/yr2025 · #123
- Life expectancy
- 73.7 yrs2024 · #118
Money
- Corporate tax
- 25%2024 · #75
- Top income tax
- 20%2024 · #124
Figures
- Internet users
- 0.0%2004
- CO₂ per capita
- 2.5 t2024 · #106
- Area
- 120,538 km²#100
- Population density
- 220 /km²2025 · #59
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 36 destinations2026 · #191
- Corruption index
- 15/1002024 · #171
- Renewable energy
- 14.7%2021 · #125
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in North Korea.
- 1Mansudae Art StudioPainting4,000 employees
- 2Polestar Insurance Company122 employees
- 3Nosotek45 employees