North KoreaEast Asia & Pacific
North Korea: 70th in military spending
Population26.6M#56 of 194 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output234 TWh#44 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$1.6B#70 of 167 in the world · 2018
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
26.6M people, 64% in cities
- Population26.6M2025
- Population growth0.3%2025
- Urban population64.2%2025
- Land area120k km²2023
Fossil fuel output of 234 TWh
Oilmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 234 TWhno figureused
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)234 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption185 TWh2023
- Energy use per person7.0 MWh2023
- Electricity generation27 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels36.6%2024
Spends $1.6B on its military
- Military spending$1.6B2018
- Armed forces personnel1.5M2020
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$243M2024
What North Korea's leaders said lately
1 statement on record, newest first
- Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Delegate to the Third Committee · 2 Octaccusation
certain forces
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Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2018-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2024
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
- Federation of American Scientists, Status of World Nuclear Forces ↗ · public statements, cited · 2026
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.