Total population that are between the ages of 15 and 64 in North Korea

Period	Working age population	Change
2021	18,100,968	+23,306
2020	18,077,662	+43,148
2019	18,034,514	+77,336
2018	17,957,178	+118,899
2017	17,838,279	+155,010
2016	17,683,269	+129,429
2015	17,553,840	+106,674
2014	17,447,166	+122,753
2013	17,324,413	+118,100
2012	17,206,313	+115,830
2011	17,090,483	+120,697
2010	16,969,786	+124,844
2009	16,844,942	+124,887
2008	16,720,055	+121,527
2007	16,598,528	+117,389
2006	16,481,139	+111,291
2005	16,369,848	+103,499
2004	16,266,349	+101,028
2003	16,165,321	+89,067
2002	16,076,254	+82,496
2001	15,993,758	+93,586
2000	15,900,172	+100,850
1999	15,799,322	+109,509
1998	15,689,813	+121,511
1997	15,568,302	+133,234
1996	15,435,068	+139,758
1995	15,295,310	+159,950
1994	15,135,360	+185,646
1993	14,949,714	+191,296
1992	14,758,418	+197,013
1991	14,561,405	+220,255
1990	14,341,150	+246,149
1989	14,095,001	+271,649
1988	13,823,352	+323,546
1987	13,499,806	+352,055
1986	13,147,751	+352,366
1985	12,795,385	+360,298
1984	12,435,087	+360,014
1983	12,075,073	+367,575
1982	11,707,498	+353,053
1981	11,354,445	+318,126
1980	11,036,319	+300,734
1979	10,735,585	+294,034
1978	10,441,551	+275,993
1977	10,165,558	+246,869
1976	9,918,689	+243,264
1975	9,675,425	+245,866
1974	9,429,559	+263,571
1973	9,165,988	+280,542
1972	8,885,446	+235,555
1971	8,649,891	+197,380
1970	8,452,511	+184,511
1969	8,268,000	+150,710
1968	8,117,290	+107,501
1967	8,009,789	+76,687
1966	7,933,102	+124,115
1965	7,808,987	+172,888
1964	7,636,099	+170,622
1963	7,465,477	+184,826
1962	7,280,651	+197,831
1961	7,082,820	+200,009
1960	6,882,811	+198,038
1959	6,684,773	+201,238
1958	6,483,535	+207,006
1957	6,276,529	+206,727
1956	6,069,802	+196,237
1955	5,873,565	+177,043
1954	5,696,522	+133,923
1953	5,562,599	+65,883
1952	5,496,716	-84,706
1951	5,581,422	-284,913
1950	5,866,335