North Korea exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for North Korea in East Asia, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 66.7K | 0.0M | $5.9B | 2.38% | 0.00% | 4.57% |
| IND | 10.5K | 0.0M | $5.2B | 0.38% | 0.00% | 4.04% |
| RES | 2,722.7K | 26.6M | $117.7B | 97.24% | 100.00% | 91.39% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in North Korea.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in North Korea.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for North Korea.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Pyongyang | 171.6K | 3,588.2K | $23.2B | 6.13% | 13.50% | 18.05% |
| South Hamgyong | 385.5K | 3,536.6K | $17.1B | 13.77% | 13.31% | 13.24% |
| South Pyongan | 314.3K | 3,706.2K | $16.9B | 11.22% | 13.95% | 13.10% |
| North Pyongan | 376.5K | 2,754.1K | $12.9B | 13.45% | 10.37% | 10.02% |
| North Hamgyong | 231.4K | 2,361.1K | $12.3B | 8.26% | 8.89% | 9.56% |
| South Hwanghae | 367.1K | 2,603.6K | $11.4B | 13.11% | 9.80% | 8.83% |
| North Hwanghae | 354.3K | 2,238.8K | $9.1B | 12.65% | 8.43% | 7.07% |
| Chagang | 191.6K | 1,617.0K | $7.4B | 6.84% | 6.09% | 5.74% |
| Kangwon | 177.9K | 1,607.6K | $7.0B | 6.36% | 6.05% | 5.46% |
| Nampo | 91.1K | 1,131.8K | $5.0B | 3.25% | 4.26% | 3.85% |
| Ryanggang | 57.2K | 818.7K | $3.5B | 2.04% | 3.08% | 2.69% |
| Rason | 30.2K | 294.4K | $1.6B | 1.08% | 1.11% | 1.27% |
| Kaesong | 51.1K | 313.1K | $1.5B | 1.83% | 1.18% | 1.13% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in North Korea.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 1,720,115 | 7,226.4K | $36,719.2M | 61.44% | 27.20% | 28.51% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 76,900 | 4,582.8K | $19,360.2M | 2.75% | 17.25% | 15.03% | |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:11-20/RES | RES | 6,460 | 2,093.1K | $13,846.4M | 0.23% | 7.88% | 10.75% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 13,011 | 1,507.9K | $6,869.1M | 0.46% | 5.68% | 5.33% | |
| MUR | MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 117,758 | 2,049.2K | $6,757.4M | 4.21% | 7.71% | 5.25% |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 94,737 | 2,049.2K | $6,757.4M | 3.38% | 7.71% | 5.25% | |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 87,060 | 2,049.2K | $6,757.4M | 3.11% | 7.71% | 5.25% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 12,814 | 1,145.7K | $4,840.0M | 0.46% | 4.31% | 3.76% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:8-10/RES | RES | 6,100 | 754.0K | $3,434.5M | 0.22% | 2.84% | 2.67% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 143,426 | 562.1K | $2,312.2M | 5.12% | 2.12% | 1.80% |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:4/RES | RES | 27,741 | 683.1K | $2,252.4M | 0.99% | 2.57% | 1.75% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 5,019 | 0.0K | $2,126.3M | 0.18% | 0.00% | 1.65% |
| W | W+WLI/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 128,177 | 504.4K | $1,889.8M | 4.58% | 1.90% | 1.47% |
| W+WLI/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 128,177 | 504.4K | $1,889.8M | 4.58% | 1.90% | 1.47% | |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 3,970 | 0.0K | $1,630.7M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 1.27% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 95,621 | 374.7K | $1,541.4M | 3.42% | 1.41% | 1.20% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:20-30/RES | RES | 447 | 209.3K | $1,384.6M | 0.02% | 0.79% | 1.07% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 6,858 | 0.0K | $1,088.8M | 0.24% | 0.00% | 0.85% | |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,324 | 0.0K | $1,087.1M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.84% |
| W | W+WLI/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 64,088 | 252.2K | $944.9M | 2.29% | 0.95% | 0.73% |
| CR- | CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,590 | 0.0K | $652.3M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.51% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 6,709 | 0.0K | $520.7M | 0.24% | 0.00% | 0.40% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 13,410 | 0.0K | $520.7M | 0.48% | 0.00% | 0.40% | |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 530 | 0.0K | $434.7M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.34% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:8-10/COM | COM | 373 | 0.0K | $368.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.29% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 15,022 | 0.0K | $350.0M | 0.54% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 793 | 0.0K | $326.1M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.25% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 793 | 0.0K | $326.1M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.25% |
| MUR | MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 2,504 | 0.0K | $238.6M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.19% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 5,007 | 0.0K | $233.3M | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.18% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 264 | 0.0K | $217.3M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 264 | 0.0K | $217.3M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 749 | 0.0K | $187.1M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 3,756 | 0.0K | $175.0M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.14% | |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 7,515 | 0.0K | $175.0M | 0.27% | 0.00% | 0.14% | |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:>30/RES | RES | 43 | 23.3K | $153.8M | 0.00% | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 249 | 0.0K | $124.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:4/COM | COM | 502 | 0.0K | $95.4M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.07% |