UNITED NATIONS r. 'tl. ?. 6 100f) Gov~rriing Council O 1 of the · United Nat ions Development Programme Dist. GENERAL Thirty-seventh session 28 May~ 22 June 1990, Gene7a Item 6 of the provisional agenda UNFPA DP/FPA/CP/61 25 January 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FlJND PROPOSEQ PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS Recommendation by the Executive Director Assistance to the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Support for a national population programme Proposed UNFPA assistance: Estimated value of the Covernment's contribution: Duration: Estimated starting date: Executing agencies: Government co-ordinating agency: 90-01981 $6 million Won 7.850 million (US$ 3.6 million) E'our years January 1990 Government of the'Democratic People's Republic of Korea Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations '(FAO) Yorld -Health Or~anization (WHO) United Nations ·oevelopmeot Programme (UNDP) United Nations Department of Technical Co~operation for Development (DTCD) United Nati,ons Population Fund (UNFPA) Fifth Department, Ministry of Foreign Trade / ... DP DP/FYA/GF/61 tnglish Page 2 • f · i )] I. I ( ) .) ·... \ Ii DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA Demographic facts Population Total (000) Total . • • . . •. . 22, 937 Males . . . • • •. . • • . , • 11,398 Females . . · •· . • • . -H. 539 Sex ratio (/100 fe~ales) 98.8 Urban . . . . , • 15, 457 Rural . . • • • . . . • • 7, 480 Per cent urban • . • . • • • . 67.4 Population in year 2000 (000) . 28,165 Functional age groups(%) Young child: 0-4 Child: 5-14 Youth: 15.:24 Elderly: 60+ 65+ •. , Women: 15-49. Median age (years) .•.. Dependency ratios: total .• (/100) Aged 0-14 Aged 65+ ••••• Agricultural population density (/hectare of arable land) •... 13.3 