Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Facts only so far.
Permit figures: not published yet.
At a glance
| Capital | Pyongyang | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | KPW | Source, checked |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Asia/Pyongyang) | Source, checked |
| Distance from Manila | 2 757 km | Computed from the coordinates |
| Population | 26.6 million | Source, checked |
| Official languages | Korean | Source, checked |
| GDP per person | not sourced yet | |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% | Source, checked |
| Average wage | not sourced yet | |
| Minimum wage | not sourced yet | |
| Tax on an average wage | not sourced yet | |
| Health coverage index | 77 of 100 | Source, checked |
| Average temperature | 11 °C | Source, checked |
| Warmest month | 25 °C in Aug | Source, checked |
| Coldest month | -6 °C in Jan | Source, checked |
| Happiness rank | not sourced yet | |
| Happiness score | not sourced yet | |
| English proficiency | not sourced yet | |
| Rent, one bedroom in the capital | not sourced yet | |
| Cost of living, one person | not sourced yet | |
| Health insurance | not sourced yet | |
| Homicide rate | not sourced yet | |
| Residents born abroad | 0.2% | Source, checked |
| Usual weekly hours | not sourced yet | |
| Paid leave | not sourced yet | |
| Public holidays | not sourced yet | |
| Internet speed | not sourced yet | |
| EU member | no | Source, checked |
| Schengen member | no | Source, checked |
| Dual citizenship | not sourced yet |
Sources
- World Bank, Population, total, checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Bank, Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate), checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Bank, International migrant stock (% of population), checked 19 Sept 2026
- World Health Organization, UHC service coverage index, checked 19 Sept 2026
- CIA World Factbook, archived copy (factbook.json mirror), checked 19 Sept 2026
- SIX Group, ISO 4217 List One (ISO 4217 maintenance agency), checked 19 Sept 2026
- WMO World Weather Information Service, Pyongyang climate normals, checked 19 Sept 2026
- IANA time zone database, zone1970.tab, checked 19 Sept 2026
- European Union, EU countries, checked 19 Sept 2026
- European Commission, Schengen area, checked 19 Sept 2026