Military personnel, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0486 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in North Korea is 0.0486 people per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0568 people per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0274 people per person, in 1967.
North Korea ranks 2nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0341 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0325 people per person | -4.7% |
| 1962 | 0.031 people per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.028 people per person | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0281 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0286 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0282 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0274 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0285 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0278 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0289 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0289 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0288 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0287 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0282 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0277 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.029 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0297 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0356 people per person | +19.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0385 people per person | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0384 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0415 people per person | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0416 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0411 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0405 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.04 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0421 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0415 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0411 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.05 people per person | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0568 people per person | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.056 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0552 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0498 people per person | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0491 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0485 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.048 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0476 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0429 people per person | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0426 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0446 people per person | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0454 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0452 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0449 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0451 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0453 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0451 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0449 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0447 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0445 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0443 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0474 people per person | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0472 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.047 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0468 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0465 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0463 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0461 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0494 people per person | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0492 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.049 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0488 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0486 people per person | -0.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0486 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0015 people per person, 32.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0486 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 26.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0294 people per person | 0.0274 people per person | 0.0341 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0304 people per person | 0.0277 people per person | 0.0385 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0418 people per person | 0.0384 people per person | 0.05 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0497 people per person | 0.0426 people per person | 0.0568 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.045 people per person | 0.0445 people per person | 0.0454 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 people per person | 0.0443 people per person | 0.0494 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0488 people per person | 0.0486 people per person | 0.049 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in North Korea?
- Military personnel, per capita in North Korea was 0.0486 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0568 people per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0274 people per person in 1967.
- How does North Korea rank for military personnel, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.