Labor force, female, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.3208 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in North Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.3208 units per person for labor force, female, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.3221 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2957 units per person, in 1990.
That places North Korea 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2957 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2966 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2974 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2977 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2978 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2983 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2991 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3004 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3011 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.301 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3018 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3023 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3033 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3043 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3054 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3065 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3084 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3104 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3116 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3133 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3149 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3162 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3173 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3182 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.319 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3199 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3199 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3209 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3219 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3221 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.316 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3165 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3213 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3212 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3211 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3208 units per person | -0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.3208 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.182 units per person, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.3208 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2084 units per person, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2985 units per person | 0.2957 units per person | 0.3011 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3067 units per person | 0.3018 units per person | 0.3133 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3191 units per person | 0.3149 units per person | 0.3221 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3195 units per person | 0.316 units per person | 0.3213 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More gender data for North Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,948 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7158 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 21,837 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,837 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2686 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 162,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,689 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 163,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 172,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 164,613 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in North Korea?
- Labor force, female, per capita in North Korea was 0.3208 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3221 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2957 units per person in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.