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

Median age history and projection chart in
Monaco vs North Korea

Table

Year	Median age
	Monaco	North Korea
1960	45.4	19.9
1961	45.4	20.2
1962	45.3	20.6
1963	45	20.8
1964	44.8	21
1965	44.8	21.2
1966	45	21.3
1967	45.2	21.4
1968	45.3	21.4
1969	45	21.4
1970	44.8	21.4
1971	44.7	21.2
1972	44.7	20.9
1973	44.9	20.7
1974	45.1	20.7
1975	45	20.9
1976	44.6	21.1
1977	44.2	21.4
1978	44	21.8
1979	44	22.2
1980	44.1	22.5
1981	44.2	22.8
1982	44.1	23.1
1983	43.8	23.5
1984	43.5	23.9
1985	43.4	24.2
1986	43.4	24.5
1987	43.5	24.8
1988	43.7	25.1
1989	43.9	25.6
1990	44.2	26
1991	44.3	26.4
1992	44.3	26.8
1993	44.4	27.2
1994	44.5	27.6
1995	44.7	28
1996	44.8	28.3
1997	44.9	28.8
1998	45	29.2
1999	45.3	29.6
2000	45.6	30.1
2001	45.8	30.5
2002	45.9	31
2003	46	31.4
2004	46.2	31.8
2005	46.5	32.1
2006	46.8	32.5
2007	47.1	32.9
2008	47.6	33.3
2009	48.3	33.7
2010	49.2	34
2011	50.1	34.3
2012	51.1	34.5
2013	52	34.7
2014	52.8	35
2015	53.7	35.2
2016	54.4	35.4
2017	55	35.7
2018	55.5	35.9
2019	55.6	36.2
2020	55.7	36.4
2021	56.2	36.6
2022	56	36.8
2023	55.3	37.1
2024	55	37.3
2025	54.6	37.5
2026	54.1	37.8
2027	53.5	38.1
2028	53	38.4
2029	52.2	38.7
2030	51.6	39
2031	51	39.3
2032	50.4	39.6
2033	49.9	39.9
2034	49.4	40.3
2035	48.9	40.6
2036	48.5	40.9
2037	48	41.2
2038	47.6	41.6
2039	47.2	41.9
2040	46.8	42.2
2041	46.5	42.4
2042	46.1	42.7
2043	45.8	42.9
2044	45.5	43.1
2045	45.3	43.3
2046	45	43.5
2047	44.7	43.7
2048	44.4	43.8
2049	44.1	43.8
2050	43.8	43.9

In 1960, the median age in Monaco was 45.4 years compared to 19.9 years in North Korea. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 55 years in Monaco and to 37.3 years in North Korea.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Monaco is expected to changed to around 43.8 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
	Monaco		North Korea
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.4%	2.3%	3.3%	3.13%
5-9	2.36%	2.31%	3.28%	3.11%
10-14	2.07%	2.04%	3.14%	2.99%
15-19	2.09%	1.96%	3.17%	3.02%
20-24	2.38%	2.28%	3.47%	3.33%
25-29	2.47%	2.37%	3.76%	3.62%
30-34	2.32%	2.24%	3.78%	3.66%
35-39	2.3%	2.26%	3.52%	3.43%
40-44	2.09%	2.33%	3.25%	3.19%
45-49	2.02%	2.32%	3.11%	3.08%
50-54	2.4%	2.65%	3.98%	4.02%
55-59	3.22%	3.35%	3.72%	3.84%
60-64	3.64%	3.66%	2.76%	2.95%
65-69	3.6%	3.55%	2.22%	2.47%
70-74	3.16%	3%	1.2%	1.48%
75-79	3.12%	3.15%	1.02%	1.52%
80+	7.29%	9.3%	0.78%	1.69%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Monaco has low demographic potential with 31.6% 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
	Monaco			North Korea
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	50.2%	21.8%	28.5%	68.8%	63.3%	5.54%
1961	49.6%	20.6%	29.1%	67.6%	62%	5.6%
1962	49.8%	20.1%	29.7%	66.7%	61%	5.65%
1963	51.4%	21%	30.4%	66.4%	60.7%	5.7%
1964	53.1%	21.8%	31.3%	66.8%	61%	5.75%
1965	54.4%	22.4%	32.1%	67.1%	61.3%	5.8%
1966	55.2%	22.4%	32.9%	68.8%	62.9%	5.88%
1967	55.3%	21.7%	33.6%	71.9%	65.9%	6%
1968	55.6%	21.5%	34.1%	74.6%	68.5%	6.08%
1969	56.6%	22.3%	34.3%	76.2%	70.1%	6.13%
1970	57.3%	22.8%	34.5%	77.1%	71%	6.15%
1971	57.7%	22.9%	34.9%	77.7%	71.5%	6.15%
1972	58.2%	22.9%	35.4%	77.5%	71.4%	6.11%
1973	58.3%	22.3%	35.9%	76.1%	70.1%	6.05%
1974	58%	21.5%	36.5%	74.6%	68.6%	6.01%
1975	58.2%	21.4%	36.7%	73.3%	67.3%	5.99%
1976	58.6%	22.2%	36.4%	71.7%	65.8%	5.98%
1977	58.5%	22.6%	36%	70%	64%	5.97%
1978	58.1%	22.5%	35.5%	67.8%	61.8%	5.96%
1979	57.1%	22.1%	35.1%	65.5%	59.5%	5.93%
1980	55.8%	21.2%	34.7%	63.2%	57.3%	5.92%
1981	54.3%	19.9%	34.3%	60.9%	55%	5.91%
1982	53.2%	19.3%	34%	58.3%	52.4%	5.91%
1983	53.3%	19.7%	33.6%	55.8%	49.8%	5.93%
1984	53.7%	20.4%	33.3%	53.4%	47.5%	5.97%
1985	54%	20.9%	33.1%	51.3%	45.3%	6.02%
1986	54.2%	21.1%	33.1%	49.3%	43.3%	6.08%
1987	54.3%	21.1%	33.2%	47.5%	41.4%	6.15%
1988	54.3%	20.9%	33.3%	46.1%	39.9%	6.25%
1989	53.7%	20.2%	33.4%	45.4%	39%	6.38%
1990	53.1%	19.6%	33.5%	45%	38.4%	6.53%
1991	53.2%	19.7%	33.5%	44.9%	38.2%	6.71%
1992	53.7%	20.2%	33.5%	45.1%	38.2%	6.91%
1993	54.1%	20.6%	33.5%	45.5%	38.4%	7.14%
1994	54.5%	20.9%	33.6%	45.9%	38.5%	7.4%
1995	54.9%	21.2%	33.7%	46.2%	38.6%	7.66%
1996	55.3%	21.4%	33.9%	46.4%	38.5%	7.92%
1997	55.5%	21.5%	34%	46.5%	38.3%	8.21%
1998	55.7%	21.5%	34.2%	46.7%	38.1%	8.55%
1999	55.6%	21.2%	34.4%	46.8%	37.9%	8.94%
2000	55.4%	20.9%	34.6%	47%	37.6%	9.39%
2001	55.9%	21.1%	34.8%	47.1%	37.2%	9.87%
2002	56.7%	21.7%	35.1%	47.2%	36.8%	10.4%
2003	57.5%	22.1%	35.4%	47.3%	36.3%	11%
2004	58.2%	22.3%	35.9%	47.4%	35.8%	11.6%
2005	58.7%	22.3%	36.4%	47.3%	35.2%	12.2%
2006	58.9%	22%	36.9%	47.1%	34.5%	12.7%
2007	58.8%	21.5%	37.3%	46.9%	33.7%	13.1%
2008	59.7%	21.2%	38.5%	46.6%	33%	13.6%
2009	62.9%	21.5%	41.4%	46.2%	32.3%	13.9%
2010	67.2%	22.1%	45.1%	45.9%	31.6%	14.3%
2011	71.6%	22.5%	49%	45.5%	30.9%	14.7%
2012	75.8%	22.8%	52.9%	45.2%	30.2%	15%
2013	79.7%	23%	56.7%	44.9%	29.6%	15.3%
2014	83.2%	23%	60.3%	44.6%	29.1%	15.5%
2015	86.5%	22.9%	63.6%	44.4%	28.6%	15.8%
2016	89.4%	23.1%	66.3%	44%	28.2%	15.8%
2017	91.7%	23.5%	68.2%	43.4%	27.8%	15.6%
2018	94.3%	23.9%	70.4%	43%	27.5%	15.5%
2019	95.4%	24.5%	70.9%	42.9%	27.3%	15.6%
2020	97.1%	25.2%	71.9%	43.2%	27.3%	15.9%
2021	100.4%	25.6%	74.8%	43.6%	27.4%	16.2%
2022	99.8%	25.8%	74.1%	44.1%	27.4%	16.7%
2023	98.2%	26.1%	72%	44.9%	27.5%	17.4%
2024	98.6%	26.8%	71.8%	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 Monaco increased from 58.2% to 98.6% 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
	Monaco	North Korea
1960	66.6%	59.2%
1961	66.8%	59.6%
1962	66.7%	60%
1963	66.1%	60.1%
1964	65.3%	60%
1965	64.8%	59.8%
1966	64.4%	59.3%
1967	64.4%	58.2%
1968	64.3%	57.3%
1969	63.9%	56.8%
1970	63.6%	56.5%
1971	63.4%	56.3%
1972	63.2%	56.3%
1973	63.2%	56.8%
1974	63.3%	57.3%
1975	63.2%	57.7%
1976	63.1%	58.2%
1977	63.1%	58.8%
1978	63.3%	59.6%
1979	63.6%	60.4%
1980	64.2%	61.3%
1981	64.8%	62.2%
1982	65.3%	63.2%
1983	65.2%	64.2%
1984	65.1%	65.2%
1985	64.9%	66.1%
1986	64.9%	67%
1987	64.8%	67.8%
1988	64.8%	68.4%
1989	65.1%	68.8%
1990	65.3%	69%
1991	65.3%	69%
1992	65.1%	68.9%
1993	64.9%	68.7%
1994	64.7%	68.5%
1995	64.6%	68.4%
1996	64.4%	68.3%
1997	64.3%	68.2%
1998	64.2%	68.2%
1999	64.3%	68.1%
2000	64.3%	68%
2001	64.1%	68%
2002	63.8%	68%
2003	63.5%	67.9%
2004	63.2%	67.9%
2005	63%	67.9%
2006	63%	68%
2007	63%	68.1%
2008	62.6%	68.2%
2009	61.4%	68.4%
2010	59.8%	68.6%
2011	58.3%	68.7%
2012	56.9%	68.9%
2013	55.7%	69%
2014	54.6%	69.1%
2015	53.6%	69.2%
2016	52.8%	69.4%
2017	52.2%	69.7%
2018	51.5%	69.9%
2019	51.2%	70%
2020	50.7%	69.8%
2021	49.9%	69.7%
2022	50%	69.4%
2023	50.5%	69%
2024	50.4%	68.7%
2025	50.2%	68.4%
2026	50%	68.1%
2027	49.8%	67.8%
2028	49.7%	67.5%
2029	49.5%	67.2%
2030	49.4%	66.9%
2031	49.4%	66.5%
2032	49.4%	66.1%
2033	49.3%	65.7%
2034	49.5%	65.2%
2035	49.7%	64.8%
2036	49.9%	64.5%
2037	50.1%	64.1%
2038	50.5%	63.8%
2039	50.8%	63.7%
2040	51.1%	63.6%
2041	51.5%	63.7%
2042	51.9%	63.7%
2043	52.3%	63.8%
2044	52.6%	63.9%
2045	53%	63.9%
2046	53.3%	63.9%
2047	53.6%	63.8%
2048	53.9%	63.7%
2049	54.2%	63.5%
2050	54.5%	63.4%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 63.2% to 50.4% in Monaco 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
	Monaco	North Korea
1960	14.5%	37.5%
1961	13.7%	37%
1962	13.4%	36.6%
1963	13.8%	36.5%
1964	14.3%	36.6%
1965	14.5%	36.7%
1966	14.4%	37.3%
1967	14%	38.3%
1968	13.8%	39.2%
1969	14.3%	39.8%
1970	14.5%	40.1%
1971	14.5%	40.3%
1972	14.5%	40.2%
1973	14.1%	39.8%
1974	13.6%	39.3%
1975	13.5%	38.8%
1976	14%	38.3%
1977	14.2%	37.7%
1978	14.3%	36.9%
1979	14%	36%
1980	13.6%	35.1%
1981	12.9%	34.2%
1982	12.6%	33.1%
1983	12.9%	32%
1984	13.3%	30.9%
1985	13.5%	29.9%
1986	13.7%	29%
1987	13.7%	28%
1988	13.6%	27.3%
1989	13.2%	26.8%
1990	12.8%	26.5%
1991	12.9%	26.4%
1992	13.1%	26.3%
1993	13.4%	26.4%
1994	13.5%	26.4%
1995	13.7%	26.4%
1996	13.8%	26.3%
1997	13.8%	26.2%
1998	13.8%	26%
1999	13.6%	25.8%
2000	13.4%	25.6%
2001	13.6%	25.3%
2002	13.8%	25%
2003	14%	24.6%
2004	14.1%	24.3%
2005	14%	23.9%
2006	13.8%	23.4%
2007	13.5%	23%
2008	13.3%	22.5%
2009	13.2%	22.1%
2010	13.2%	21.6%
2011	13.1%	21.2%
2012	13%	20.8%
2013	12.8%	20.4%
2014	12.5%	20.1%
2015	12.3%	19.8%
2016	12.2%	19.6%
2017	12.3%	19.4%
2018	12.3%	19.2%
2019	12.5%	19.1%
2020	12.8%	19.1%
2021	12.8%	19.1%
2022	12.9%	19%
2023	13.2%	19%
2024	13.5%	18.9%
2025	13.8%	18.9%
2026	14.1%	18.9%
2027	14.3%	18.8%
2028	14.6%	18.7%
2029	14.8%	18.6%
2030	15.1%	18.5%
2031	15.2%	18.3%
2032	15.3%	18.1%
2033	15.4%	17.9%
2034	15.5%	17.6%
2035	15.6%	17.4%
2036	15.7%	17.1%
2037	15.8%	16.8%
2038	15.9%	16.6%
2039	15.9%	16.3%
2040	16%	16.1%
2041	16%	15.9%
2042	16.1%	15.7%
2043	16.1%	15.5%
2044	16.2%	15.4%
2045	16.2%	15.3%
2046	16.3%	15.2%
2047	16.4%	15.2%
2048	16.5%	15.2%
2049	16.6%	15.2%
2050	16.7%	15.2%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 13.5% in Monaco and 18.9% in North Korea. Birth rates in Monaco compared to North Korea .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Monaco	North Korea
1960	18.9%	3.28%
1961	19.4%	3.34%
1962	19.8%	3.39%
1963	20.1%	3.43%
1964	20.4%	3.45%
1965	20.8%	3.47%
1966	21.2%	3.49%
1967	21.6%	3.49%
1968	21.9%	3.49%
1969	21.9%	3.48%
1970	21.9%	3.47%
1971	22.1%	3.46%
1972	22.4%	3.45%
1973	22.7%	3.44%
1974	23.1%	3.44%
1975	23.2%	3.46%
1976	23%	3.48%
1977	22.7%	3.51%
1978	22.5%	3.55%
1979	22.3%	3.59%
1980	22.2%	3.63%
1981	22.3%	3.67%
1982	22.2%	3.73%
1983	21.9%	3.81%
1984	21.7%	3.89%
1985	21.5%	3.98%
1986	21.5%	4.07%
1987	21.5%	4.17%
1988	21.6%	4.28%
1989	21.8%	4.39%
1990	21.9%	4.51%
1991	21.9%	4.63%
1992	21.8%	4.76%
1993	21.8%	4.91%
1994	21.8%	5.07%
1995	21.8%	5.24%
1996	21.8%	5.41%
1997	21.9%	5.6%
1998	22%	5.83%
1999	22.1%	6.09%
2000	22.2%	6.39%
2001	22.3%	6.71%
2002	22.4%	7.06%
2003	22.5%	7.45%
2004	22.7%	7.86%
2005	23%	8.25%
2006	23.2%	8.61%
2007	23.5%	8.95%
2008	24.1%	9.25%
2009	25.4%	9.53%
2010	27%	9.8%
2011	28.6%	10.1%
2012	30.1%	10.3%
2013	31.6%	10.6%
2014	32.9%	10.8%
2015	34.1%	10.9%
2016	35%	11%
2017	35.6%	10.9%
2018	36.2%	10.8%
2019	36.3%	10.9%
2020	36.5%	11.1%
2021	37.3%	11.3%
2022	37.1%	11.6%
2023	36.4%	12%
2024	36.2%	12.4%
2025	36%	12.7%
2026	35.9%	13%
2027	35.9%	13.3%
2028	35.8%	13.7%
2029	35.6%	14.2%
2030	35.5%	14.6%
2031	35.4%	15.2%
2032	35.3%	15.8%
2033	35.2%	16.5%
2034	35%	17.1%
2035	34.8%	17.8%
2036	34.5%	18.4%
2037	34.1%	19.1%
2038	33.7%	19.6%
2039	33.3%	20%
2040	33%	20.3%
2041	32.5%	20.5%
2042	32%	20.6%
2043	31.6%	20.6%
2044	31.2%	20.7%
2045	30.8%	20.8%
2046	30.4%	20.9%
2047	30%	21%
2048	29.6%	21.2%
2049	29.2%	21.3%
2050	28.8%	21.4%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 36.2% in Monaco and 12.4% in North Korea. Life expectancy in Monaco compared to North Korea .