North Korea

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North Korea at a glance

People: 26.6 million; 2025
Life expectancy: 73.7 years; 2024
Live in cities: 64%; 2025
Land area: 120,410 km²; 2024

Data: The World Bank: World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Compiled from World Population Prospects (UN), national statistical offices and other sources.

Active-duty troops by country, millions (estimates). Each note: how many times bigger China's army is
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Even the next biggest army, India's, is 1.4 times smaller than China's.
Source: GlobalFirepower 2026 (active personnel, estimates) · 2026
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