Total population that are 65 or older in North Korea

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	2,949,709	78,173
2020	2,871,536	72,089
2019	2,799,447	49,212
2018	2,750,235	19,082
2017	2,731,153	1,652
2016	2,732,805	36,720
2015	2,696,085	68,046
2014	2,628,039	58,269
2013	2,569,770	66,329
2012	2,503,441	73,897
2011	2,429,544	74,736
2010	2,354,808	72,433
2009	2,282,375	71,449
2008	2,210,926	75,729
2007	2,135,197	84,373
2006	2,050,824	92,482
2005	1,958,342	99,339
2004	1,859,003	104,883
2003	1,754,120	98,424
2002	1,655,696	87,034
2001	1,568,662	81,348
2000	1,487,314	75,993
1999	1,411,321	69,974
1998	1,341,347	62,489
1997	1,278,858	56,575
1996	1,222,283	52,580
1995	1,169,703	55,611
1994	1,114,092	56,850
1993	1,057,242	51,107
1992	1,006,135	47,634
1991	958,501	44,627
1990	913,874	41,247
1989	872,627	38,412
1988	834,215	35,851
1987	798,364	33,543
1986	764,821	31,340
1985	733,481	29,235
1984	704,246	27,130
1983	677,116	24,390
1982	652,726	21,417
1981	631,309	18,499
1980	612,810	16,227
1979	596,583	15,217
1978	581,366	14,681
1977	566,685	13,946
1976	552,739	12,911
1975	539,828	11,999
1974	527,829	11,252
1973	516,577	10,598
1972	505,979	10,509
1971	495,470	10,870
1970	484,600	11,279
1969	473,321	11,780
1968	461,541	12,219
1967	449,322	12,321
1966	437,001	12,227
1965	424,774	12,309
1964	412,465	12,434
1963	400,031	12,594
1962	387,437	13,069
1961	374,368	13,798
1960	360,570	14,555
1959	346,015	15,410
1958	330,605	16,032
1957	314,573	15,730
1956	298,843	14,669
1955	284,174	13,432
1954	270,742	9,524
1953	261,218	3,344
1952	257,874	11,285
1951	269,159	32,626
1950	301,785