Demographic Changes in North Korea: 1993–2008
Thomas Spoorenberg,Daniel Schwekendiek — Demographic Changes in North Korea: 1993–2008 (2012)Thomas Spoorenberg; Daniel Schwekendiek · 2012 · Article · abstract (240,000–420,000)EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1104 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: North Korea: hereditary personalist one-party rule (1948–present) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Estimates of excess deaths in North Korea's famine of the 1990s range from 240,000–420,000 (census reconstruction) to 600,000–1 million.”
Context. Earlier conjectures ran from about 200,000 to 3 million or more. Spoorenberg and Schwekendiek's low figure assumes mortality returned to its 1993 level immediately after the famine, an assumption critics question.
Evidence that supports
3The North Korean Famine and Its Demographic Impact
Daniel Goodkind,Loraine West — The North Korean Famine and Its Demographic Impact (2001)Daniel Goodkind; Loraine West · 2001 · Article · abstract (600,000–1 million, 1995–2000)Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform
Stephan Haggard,Marcus Noland — Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform (2007)Stephan Haggard; Marcus Noland · 2007 · BookEvidence that contradicts
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