Military personnel, per square kilometre in North Korea
North Korea: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 10.63 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.63 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.63 people per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
2.92 people per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in North Korea is 10.63 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 10.63 people per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.92 people per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places North Korea 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.24 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.16 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 2.92 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 3.01 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 3.14 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 3.18 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 3.18 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.41 people per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 3.41 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.64 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 3.74 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 3.82 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 3.9 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 3.9 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.9 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.15 people per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 4.32 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 5.25 people per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 5.75 people per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 5.81 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 6.38 people per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 6.49 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 6.51 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.51 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.51 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6.96 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 6.96 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.99 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 8.64 people per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 9.97 people per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 9.97 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.97 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.14 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 9.14 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.14 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.14 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.14 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.3 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 8.3 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.76 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 8.99 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.99 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.99 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.09 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.19 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.19 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.19 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.19 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.19 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.19 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.88 people per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 9.88 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.88 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.88 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.88 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.88 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.88 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.63 people per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 10.63 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.63 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.63 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.63 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 10.63 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 people per square kilometre, 126.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 10.63 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1719 people per square kilometre, 61.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.18 people per square kilometre | 2.92 people per square kilometre | 3.41 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.24 people per square kilometre | 3.64 people per square kilometre | 5.75 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.78 people per square kilometre | 5.81 people per square kilometre | 8.64 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.22 people per square kilometre | 8.3 people per square kilometre | 9.97 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.07 people per square kilometre | 8.76 people per square kilometre | 9.19 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.96 people per square kilometre | 9.19 people per square kilometre | 10.63 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.63 people per square kilometre | 10.63 people per square kilometre | 10.63 people per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre in North Korea?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in North Korea was 10.63 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 people per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does North Korea rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.