Estonia vs North Korea Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Estonia vs North Korea

Table

Year	Median age
	Estonia	North Korea
1960	32.2	19.9
1961	32.4	20.2
1962	32.5	20.6
1963	32.7	20.8
1964	32.8	21
1965	33	21.2
1966	33.2	21.3
1967	33.4	21.4
1968	33.6	21.4
1969	33.7	21.4
1970	33.7	21.4
1971	33.8	21.2
1972	33.9	20.9
1973	34.1	20.7
1974	34.2	20.7
1975	34.2	20.9
1976	34.3	21.1
1977	34.3	21.4
1978	34.2	21.8
1979	34	22.2
1980	33.9	22.5
1981	33.8	22.8
1982	33.8	23.1
1983	33.9	23.5
1984	33.9	23.9
1985	33.9	24.2
1986	34	24.5
1987	34	24.8
1988	34.1	25.1
1989	34.2	25.6
1990	34.3	26
1991	34.6	26.4
1992	35	26.8
1993	35.6	27.2
1994	36	27.6
1995	36.3	28
1996	36.7	28.3
1997	37	28.8
1998	37.3	29.2
1999	37.6	29.6
2000	38	30.1
2001	38.3	30.5
2002	38.5	31
2003	38.8	31.4
2004	39.1	31.8
2005	39.3	32.1
2006	39.6	32.5
2007	39.7	32.9
2008	39.8	33.3
2009	40	33.7
2010	40.3	34
2011	40.6	34.3
2012	40.9	34.5
2013	41.1	34.7
2014	41.4	35
2015	41.5	35.2
2016	41.7	35.4
2017	41.9	35.7
2018	42	35.9
2019	42.2	36.2
2020	42.4	36.4
2021	42.5	36.6
2022	42.7	36.8
2023	42.9	37.1
2024	43.3	37.3
2025	43.8	37.5
2026	44.2	37.8
2027	44.6	38.1
2028	44.9	38.4
2029	45.3	38.7
2030	45.7	39
2031	46	39.3
2032	46.4	39.6
2033	46.8	39.9
2034	47.2	40.3
2035	47.6	40.6
2036	47.9	40.9
2037	48.3	41.2
2038	48.7	41.6
2039	49	41.9
2040	49.3	42.2
2041	49.5	42.4
2042	49.7	42.7
2043	49.9	42.9
2044	49.9	43.1
2045	49.9	43.3
2046	49.9	43.5
2047	49.8	43.7
2048	49.6	43.8
2049	49.5	43.8
2050	49.4	43.9

In 1960, the median age in Estonia was 32.2 years compared to 19.9 years in North Korea. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 43.3 years in Estonia and to 37.3 years in North Korea.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Estonia is expected to increased to around 49.4 years by 2050 compared to 43.9 years in North Korea. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Estonia		North Korea
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.38%	2.25%	3.3%	3.13%
5-9	2.8%	2.62%	3.28%	3.11%
10-14	2.86%	2.73%	3.14%	2.99%
15-19	2.89%	2.72%	3.17%	3.02%
20-24	2.46%	2.35%	3.47%	3.33%
25-29	2.54%	2.42%	3.76%	3.62%
30-34	3.43%	3.12%	3.78%	3.66%
35-39	4.04%	3.66%	3.52%	3.43%
40-44	3.7%	3.45%	3.25%	3.19%
45-49	3.52%	3.35%	3.11%	3.08%
50-54	3.43%	3.42%	3.98%	4.02%
55-59	2.97%	3.19%	3.72%	3.84%
60-64	2.95%	3.45%	2.76%	2.95%
65-69	2.57%	3.46%	2.22%	2.47%
70-74	2.04%	3.23%	1.2%	1.48%
75-79	1.36%	2.55%	1.02%	1.52%
80+	1.61%	4.48%	0.78%	1.69%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Estonia has low demographic potential with 37.6% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 46.8% and low potential in North Korea.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Estonia			North Korea
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	51.2%	35%	16.2%	68.8%	63.3%	5.54%
1961	51.7%	35.4%	16.3%	67.6%	62%	5.6%
1962	51.7%	35.4%	16.3%	66.7%	61%	5.65%
1963	51.6%	35.2%	16.4%	66.4%	60.7%	5.7%
1964	51.4%	34.9%	16.6%	66.8%	61%	5.75%
1965	51.2%	34.5%	16.8%	67.1%	61.3%	5.8%
1966	51%	34.1%	17%	68.8%	62.9%	5.88%
1967	50.8%	33.7%	17.2%	71.9%	65.9%	6%
1968	50.9%	33.5%	17.4%	74.6%	68.5%	6.08%
1969	51.1%	33.4%	17.6%	76.2%	70.1%	6.13%
1970	51.1%	33.3%	17.8%	77.1%	71%	6.15%
1971	51.3%	33.4%	18%	77.7%	71.5%	6.15%
1972	51.6%	33.4%	18.2%	77.5%	71.4%	6.11%
1973	51.6%	33.3%	18.4%	76.1%	70.1%	6.05%
1974	51.6%	33%	18.5%	74.6%	68.6%	6.01%
1975	51.5%	32.8%	18.7%	73.3%	67.3%	5.99%
1976	51.4%	32.6%	18.8%	71.7%	65.8%	5.98%
1977	51.5%	32.6%	18.9%	70%	64%	5.97%
1978	51.6%	32.7%	19%	67.8%	61.8%	5.96%
1979	51.7%	32.8%	19%	65.5%	59.5%	5.93%
1980	51.8%	32.9%	18.9%	63.2%	57.3%	5.92%
1981	51.7%	33%	18.6%	60.9%	55%	5.91%
1982	51.4%	33.2%	18.2%	58.3%	52.4%	5.91%
1983	51.2%	33.3%	17.8%	55.8%	49.8%	5.93%
1984	50.9%	33.4%	17.5%	53.4%	47.5%	5.97%
1985	50.5%	33.3%	17.2%	51.3%	45.3%	6.02%
1986	50.3%	33.3%	17%	49.3%	43.3%	6.08%
1987	50.4%	33.3%	17%	47.5%	41.4%	6.15%
1988	50.6%	33.5%	17.1%	46.1%	39.9%	6.25%
1989	51%	33.6%	17.3%	45.4%	39%	6.38%
1990	51.2%	33.7%	17.6%	45%	38.4%	6.53%
1991	51.4%	33.5%	17.9%	44.9%	38.2%	6.71%
1992	51.6%	33.1%	18.5%	45.1%	38.2%	6.91%
1993	51.8%	32.5%	19.3%	45.5%	38.4%	7.14%
1994	51.9%	32%	19.9%	45.9%	38.5%	7.4%
1995	52%	31.5%	20.5%	46.2%	38.6%	7.66%
1996	51.9%	30.8%	21.2%	46.4%	38.5%	7.92%
1997	51.7%	30%	21.7%	46.5%	38.3%	8.21%
1998	51.1%	29%	22.1%	46.7%	38.1%	8.55%
1999	49.6%	27.5%	22.1%	46.8%	37.9%	8.94%
2000	48.4%	26.2%	22.3%	47%	37.6%	9.39%
2001	48%	25.4%	22.6%	47.1%	37.2%	9.87%
2002	47.7%	24.6%	23.1%	47.2%	36.8%	10.4%
2003	47.4%	23.7%	23.6%	47.3%	36.3%	11%
2004	47.1%	23%	24.1%	47.4%	35.8%	11.6%
2005	46.9%	22.3%	24.6%	47.3%	35.2%	12.2%
2006	47.1%	22%	25.1%	47.1%	34.5%	12.7%
2007	47.5%	21.9%	25.6%	46.9%	33.7%	13.1%
2008	47.8%	22%	25.8%	46.6%	33%	13.6%
2009	48.1%	22.3%	25.8%	46.2%	32.3%	13.9%
2010	48.5%	22.6%	25.9%	45.9%	31.6%	14.3%
2011	49.3%	23%	26.2%	45.5%	30.9%	14.7%
2012	50.3%	23.4%	26.8%	45.2%	30.2%	15%
2013	51.4%	23.8%	27.5%	44.9%	29.6%	15.3%
2014	52.5%	24.2%	28.3%	44.6%	29.1%	15.5%
2015	53.6%	24.6%	29%	44.4%	28.6%	15.8%
2016	54.6%	25%	29.7%	44%	28.2%	15.8%
2017	55.6%	25.3%	30.3%	43.4%	27.8%	15.6%
2018	56.3%	25.6%	30.8%	43%	27.5%	15.5%
2019	57.1%	25.8%	31.3%	42.9%	27.3%	15.6%
2020	57.8%	25.9%	31.9%	43.2%	27.3%	15.9%
2021	58.3%	25.9%	32.3%	43.6%	27.4%	16.2%
2022	58.4%	25.7%	32.7%	44.1%	27.4%	16.7%
2023	58.4%	25.3%	33.1%	44.9%	27.5%	17.4%
2024	58.6%	24.8%	33.8%	45.7%	27.6%	18.1%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Estonia increased from 47.1% to 58.6% between 2004 and 2024.

In North Korea, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 47.4% to 45.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Estonia	North Korea
1960	66.2%	59.2%
1961	65.9%	59.6%
1962	65.9%	60%
1963	66%	60.1%
1964	66%	60%
1965	66.1%	59.8%
1966	66.2%	59.3%
1967	66.3%	58.2%
1968	66.3%	57.3%
1969	66.2%	56.8%
1970	66.2%	56.5%
1971	66.1%	56.3%
1972	66%	56.3%
1973	65.9%	56.8%
1974	66%	57.3%
1975	66%	57.7%
1976	66%	58.2%
1977	66%	58.8%
1978	66%	59.6%
1979	65.9%	60.4%
1980	65.9%	61.3%
1981	65.9%	62.2%
1982	66.1%	63.2%
1983	66.2%	64.2%
1984	66.3%	65.2%
1985	66.5%	66.1%
1986	66.5%	67%
1987	66.5%	67.8%
1988	66.4%	68.4%
1989	66.2%	68.8%
1990	66.1%	69%
1991	66.1%	69%
1992	66%	68.9%
1993	65.9%	68.7%
1994	65.8%	68.5%
1995	65.8%	68.4%
1996	65.8%	68.3%
1997	65.9%	68.2%
1998	66.2%	68.2%
1999	66.8%	68.1%
2000	67.4%	68%
2001	67.6%	68%
2002	67.7%	68%
2003	67.9%	67.9%
2004	68%	67.9%
2005	68.1%	67.9%
2006	68%	68%
2007	67.8%	68.1%
2008	67.7%	68.2%
2009	67.5%	68.4%
2010	67.3%	68.6%
2011	67%	68.7%
2012	66.5%	68.9%
2013	66.1%	69%
2014	65.6%	69.1%
2015	65.1%	69.2%
2016	64.7%	69.4%
2017	64.3%	69.7%
2018	64%	69.9%
2019	63.7%	70%
2020	63.4%	69.8%
2021	63.2%	69.7%
2022	63.1%	69.4%
2023	63.1%	69%
2024	63.1%	68.7%
2025	62.9%	68.4%
2026	62.8%	68.1%
2027	62.8%	67.8%
2028	62.7%	67.5%
2029	62.7%	67.2%
2030	62.8%	66.9%
2031	62.9%	66.5%
2032	62.9%	66.1%
2033	63%	65.7%
2034	63.1%	65.2%
2035	63%	64.8%
2036	62.8%	64.5%
2037	62.6%	64.1%
2038	62.3%	63.8%
2039	62%	63.7%
2040	61.6%	63.6%
2041	61.2%	63.7%
2042	60.8%	63.7%
2043	60.4%	63.8%
2044	60%	63.9%
2045	59.5%	63.9%
2046	59.1%	63.9%
2047	58.6%	63.8%
2048	58.1%	63.7%
2049	57.6%	63.5%
2050	57.1%	63.4%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 68% to 63.1% in Estonia and from 67.9% to 68.7% in North Korea.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Estonia	North Korea
1960	23.1%	37.5%
1961	23.3%	37%
1962	23.3%	36.6%
1963	23.2%	36.5%
1964	23%	36.6%
1965	22.8%	36.7%
1966	22.6%	37.3%
1967	22.3%	38.3%
1968	22.2%	39.2%
1969	22.1%	39.8%
1970	22.1%	40.1%
1971	22%	40.3%
1972	22%	40.2%
1973	21.9%	39.8%
1974	21.8%	39.3%
1975	21.6%	38.8%
1976	21.6%	38.3%
1977	21.5%	37.7%
1978	21.5%	36.9%
1979	21.6%	36%
1980	21.7%	35.1%
1981	21.8%	34.2%
1982	21.9%	33.1%
1983	22%	32%
1984	22.1%	30.9%
1985	22.1%	29.9%
1986	22.1%	29%
1987	22.2%	28%
1988	22.2%	27.3%
1989	22.3%	26.8%
1990	22.3%	26.5%
1991	22.1%	26.4%
1992	21.8%	26.3%
1993	21.4%	26.4%
1994	21.1%	26.4%
1995	20.7%	26.4%
1996	20.3%	26.3%
1997	19.8%	26.2%
1998	19.2%	26%
1999	18.4%	25.8%
2000	17.6%	25.6%
2001	17.2%	25.3%
2002	16.6%	25%
2003	16.1%	24.6%
2004	15.6%	24.3%
2005	15.2%	23.9%
2006	15%	23.4%
2007	14.9%	23%
2008	14.9%	22.5%
2009	15%	22.1%
2010	15.2%	21.6%
2011	15.4%	21.2%
2012	15.6%	20.8%
2013	15.7%	20.4%
2014	15.9%	20.1%
2015	16%	19.8%
2016	16.2%	19.6%
2017	16.3%	19.4%
2018	16.4%	19.2%
2019	16.4%	19.1%
2020	16.4%	19.1%
2021	16.4%	19.1%
2022	16.2%	19%
2023	16%	19%
2024	15.6%	18.9%
2025	15.3%	18.9%
2026	14.9%	18.9%
2027	14.6%	18.8%
2028	14.3%	18.7%
2029	14%	18.6%
2030	13.7%	18.5%
2031	13.4%	18.3%
2032	13.1%	18.1%
2033	12.8%	17.9%
2034	12.4%	17.6%
2035	12.2%	17.4%
2036	12%	17.1%
2037	11.8%	16.8%
2038	11.8%	16.6%
2039	11.9%	16.3%
2040	11.9%	16.1%
2041	12%	15.9%
2042	12.1%	15.7%
2043	12.2%	15.5%
2044	12.3%	15.4%
2045	12.5%	15.3%
2046	12.6%	15.2%
2047	12.8%	15.2%
2048	12.9%	15.2%
2049	13%	15.2%
2050	13.1%	15.2%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 15.6% in Estonia and 18.9% in North Korea. Birth rates in Estonia compared to North Korea .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Estonia	North Korea
1960	10.7%	3.28%
1961	10.8%	3.34%
1962	10.8%	3.39%
1963	10.8%	3.43%
1964	10.9%	3.45%
1965	11.1%	3.47%
1966	11.2%	3.49%
1967	11.4%	3.49%
1968	11.5%	3.49%
1969	11.7%	3.48%
1970	11.8%	3.47%
1971	11.9%	3.46%
1972	12%	3.45%
1973	12.1%	3.44%
1974	12.2%	3.44%
1975	12.3%	3.46%
1976	12.4%	3.48%
1977	12.5%	3.51%
1978	12.5%	3.55%
1979	12.5%	3.59%
1980	12.5%	3.63%
1981	12.3%	3.67%
1982	12%	3.73%
1983	11.8%	3.81%
1984	11.6%	3.89%
1985	11.4%	3.98%
1986	11.3%	4.07%
1987	11.3%	4.17%
1988	11.4%	4.28%
1989	11.5%	4.39%
1990	11.6%	4.51%
1991	11.8%	4.63%
1992	12.2%	4.76%
1993	12.7%	4.91%
1994	13.1%	5.07%
1995	13.5%	5.24%
1996	13.9%	5.41%
1997	14.3%	5.6%
1998	14.6%	5.83%
1999	14.8%	6.09%
2000	15%	6.39%
2001	15.3%	6.71%
2002	15.6%	7.06%
2003	16%	7.45%
2004	16.4%	7.86%
2005	16.7%	8.25%
2006	17.1%	8.61%
2007	17.4%	8.95%
2008	17.4%	9.25%
2009	17.4%	9.53%
2010	17.4%	9.8%
2011	17.6%	10.1%
2012	17.9%	10.3%
2013	18.2%	10.6%
2014	18.6%	10.8%
2015	18.9%	10.9%
2016	19.2%	11%
2017	19.5%	10.9%
2018	19.7%	10.8%
2019	19.9%	10.9%
2020	20.2%	11.1%
2021	20.4%	11.3%
2022	20.6%	11.6%
2023	20.9%	12%
2024	21.3%	12.4%
2025	21.8%	12.7%
2026	22.3%	13%
2027	22.6%	13.3%
2028	23%	13.7%
2029	23.2%	14.2%
2030	23.5%	14.6%
2031	23.7%	15.2%
2032	24%	15.8%
2033	24.2%	16.5%
2034	24.5%	17.1%
2035	24.8%	17.8%
2036	25.2%	18.4%
2037	25.6%	19.1%
2038	25.9%	19.6%
2039	26.2%	20%
2040	26.5%	20.3%
2041	26.8%	20.5%
2042	27.1%	20.6%
2043	27.4%	20.6%
2044	27.7%	20.7%
2045	28%	20.8%
2046	28.3%	20.9%
2047	28.6%	21%
2048	29%	21.2%
2049	29.4%	21.3%
2050	29.8%	21.4%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 21.3% in Estonia and 12.4% in North Korea. Life expectancy in Estonia compared to North Korea .