That North Korea, one of the world's poorest economies, also is facing a declining population makes its case an outlier. In 2022, North Korea's gross national income per capita was about 1,100 U.S ...

It was the first time that North Korea had publicly acknowledged population decline to be a problem. Kim chose to put the onus on mothers to prevent “the birth rate from falling” and to nurture ...

Concerns about North Korea’s chronic food shortages are growing ... or an estimated 3-5% of what was then a 20 million-strong population. Trade data, satellite images and assessments by the ...