North Korea – Labor Force Total

North Korea Labor Force Total

North Korea labor force total data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 17.70 million.

COUNTRY: North Korea

UNIT: people

SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources

UPDATED: 2026-09-14 05:09:21

GM ECONOMY RATING

North Korea · Economic Stability Rating

Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.

CCC

40 / 100

High vulnerability

Fiscal stability

n/a

Macroeconomic stability

7.1 / 20

External stability

n/a

Financial robustness

n/a

Structural stability

n/a

Future capacity

n/a

Demographic capacity

3.0 / 5

Method: GM Economy multi-pillar stability model with structural and financial robustness adjustment. Coverage: 24% of weighted inputs available.

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