Share population female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share population female was 50.49 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Share population female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1960β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 50.49 for share population female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share population female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 54.77 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.49, in 2025.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.02 | 53.28 | 54.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.63 | 52.24 | 53.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.87 | 51.59 | 52.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.34 | 51.22 | 51.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.16 | 51.12 | 51.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.91 | 50.72 | 51.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6 | 50.49 | 50.7 | 6 |
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More gender data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 173,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 165,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 175,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 166,755 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 176,128 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share population female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share population female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 50.49 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share population female recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 54.77 in 1960.
- What is the lowest share population female recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.49 in 2025.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share population female?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share population female rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share population female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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