People of Korea North
| Population: | 23,301,725 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 23.3% (male 2,758,826/female 2,679,093) 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 7,852,282/female 8,024,429) 65 years and over: 8.5% (male 709,599/female 1,277,496) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 32.4 years male: 30.9 years female: 33.8 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 0.785% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 15.06 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: | 7.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.979 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.555 male(s)/female total population: 0.945 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 22.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 71.92 years male: 69.18 years female: 74.8 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 2.05 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA |
| Nationality: | noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean |
| Ethnic groups: | racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese |
| 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 |
| Languages: | Korean |
| Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |