North Korea vs. Russia
Demographics
| North Korea | Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 25,831,360 (July 2021 est.) | 142,320,790 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 20.33% (male 2,680,145/female 2,571,334) 15-24 years: 14.39% (male 1,873,814/female 1,842,269) 25-54 years: 43.77% (male 5,671,900/female 5,633,861) 55-64 years: 11.77% (male 1,454,000/female 1,585,830) 65 years and over: 9.75% (male 878,176/female 1,640,031) (2021 est.) | 0-14 years: 17.24% (male 12,551,611/female 11,881,297) 15-24 years: 9.54% (male 6,920,070/female 6,602,776) 25-54 years: 43.38% (male 30,240,260/female 31,245,104) 55-64 years: 14.31% (male 8,808,330/female 11,467,697) 65 years and over: 15.53% (male 7,033,381/female 14,971,679) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 34.6 years male: 33.2 years female: 36.2 years (2020 est.) | total: 40.3 years male: 37.5 years female: 43.2 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.49% (2021 est.) | -0.2% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 9.71 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.77 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.47 male(s)/female total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 22.42 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 6.51 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.38 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 71.65 years male: 67.79 years female: 75.74 years (2021 est.) | total population: 72.16 years male: 66.61 years female: 78.05 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.91 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.6 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | 1.2% (2017 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean | noun: Russian(s) adjective: Russian |
| Ethnic groups | racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese | Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.) note: nearly 200 national and/or ethnic groups are represented in Russia's 2010 census |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | 1 million (2017 est.) |
| Religions | traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom | Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of official atheism under Soviet rule; Russia officially recognizes Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism as the country's traditional religions |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | NA |
| Languages | Korean major-language sample(s): ?? ???, ???? ?? ?? ??? (Korean) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1%; note - data represent native language spoken (2010 est.) major-language sample(s): ????? ?????? ? ???? - ??????????? ???????? ??????? ??????????. (Russian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2015) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.7% (2018) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2015) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | NA | 4.7% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 62.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 74.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 97.2% of population rural: 90.2% of population total: 94.5% of population unimproved: urban: 2.8% of population rural: 9.8% of population total: 5.5% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 98.6% of population rural: 94.2% of population total: 97.1% of population unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population rural: 5.8% of population total: 2.9% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 91.9% of population rural: 72.3% of population total: 84.5% of population unimproved: urban: 8.1% of population rural: 27.7% of population total: 15.5% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 94.8% of population rural: 78.1% of population total: 90.5% of population unimproved: urban: 5.2% of population rural: 21.9% of population total: 9.5% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 3.108 million PYONGYANG (capital) (2021) | 12.593 million MOSCOW (capital), 5.504 million Saint Petersburg, 1.676 million Novosibirsk, 1.513 million Yekaterinburg, 1.280 million Kazan, 1.255 million Nizhniy Novgorod (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 89 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Physicians density | 3.68 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 3.75 physicians/1,000 population (2015) |
| Hospital bed density | 13.2 beds/1,000 population (2012) | 8.1 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 6.8% (2016) | 23.1% (2016) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 70.2% (2017) | 68% (2011) note: percent of women aged 15-44 |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 41.2 youth dependency ratio: 28 elderly dependency ratio: 13.2 potential support ratio: 7.6 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 51.2 youth dependency ratio: 27.8 elderly dependency ratio: 23.5 potential support ratio: 4.3 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
