STATISTICS

Democratic People's Republic of KoreaRegion Eastern AsiaCurrency North Korean Won (KPW)Surface area (square kilometres) 120 538Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 24 763Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 205.4Capital city and population in 2011 (000) P'yongyang (2 843)United Nations membership date 17 September 1991Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 13 031 13 945 14 411GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 3.8 –0.5 0.3GDP per capita (current US$) 547.9 569.8 582.6GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 546.6 570.4 582.8Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 141.00 98.10 b 98.95Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 101 98 94Food production index (2004-2006=100) 101 98 93Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 73.5 72.5 72.3Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 86.1 84.3 84.2Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 23 187 21 657 ...Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) ... 1.8 6.9 cSocial indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.5Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.6Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.1Urban population (%) 2013 60.6Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 21.7Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 15.2/9.7Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 95.6Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 73.3/66.3Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 22.0Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 2.0Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 68.6 dInternational migrant stock (000 and % of total population) e mid-2013 46.8/0.2Intentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) e 2008-2010 3.7/27.1Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 15.6Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 62Forested area (% of land area) 2011 46.0CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 71 565/2.9Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 788.0Precipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)940 fTemperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)5.6/15.7 fa UN operational exchange rate. b December 2010. c ITU estimate. d 2002. e Estimates. f Based onmonthly averages for the period 1971-2000.56 World Statistics Pocketbook