Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
East Asia & Pacific
Real development indicators — World Bank Open Data & UNODC, 2000–2024. 15 of 28 indicators have data for Korea, Dem. People's Rep.. Change is measured from the earliest available year.
Life expectancy years
73.7 yrs2024
▲ +12.8 yrssince 2000
Unemployment % labor force
3.5%2024
▲ -0.1%since 2000
GDP per capita US$
No data
Inflation % annual
No data
Homicide rate per 100k
No data
Tourist arrivals count
No data
Internet users % pop
0.0%2004
▬ 0.0%since 2000
Population count
26.5M2024
▲ +2.8Msince 2000
CO₂ per capita tonnes
2.50 t2024
▲ -0.62 tsince 2000
Urban population % pop
63.9%2024
▲ +4.4%since 2000
GDP growth % annual
No data
GNI per capita US$
No data
GDP (total) US$
No data
Labor force participation % ages 15+
82.2%2024
▼ -0.1%since 2000
Youth unemployment % ages 15-24
7.8%2024
▲ -0.3%since 2000
Health expenditure % of GDP
No data
Infant mortality per 1,000 births
13.3 /1k2024
▲ -46.1 /1ksince 2000
Tertiary enrollment % gross
26.7%2018
▼ -3.4%since 2009
Education expenditure % of GDP
No data
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
24.1 /1002022
▲ +24.1 /100since 2000
Electricity access % pop
61.4%2024
▲ +35.4%since 2009
Renewable energy % final energy
14.7%2021
▲ +6.0%since 2000
Forest area % land
49.5%2023
▼ -4.1%since 2000
Basic drinking water % pop
93.9%2023
▼ -5.4%since 2000
Real house prices index 2015=100
No data
House price-to-income vs long-run avg
No data
House price-to-rent vs long-run avg
No data
Construction activity index 2015=100
No data