The demographics of North Korea are difficult to assess due to the limited amount of data available from the country. The historical data is derived from the work done by United States scholar Nicholas Eberstadt and demographer Judith Banister in 1992.
Against the background of ethnic homogeneity, significant regional differences exist. However, regional cultural differences, like regional dialects, have been breaking down under the influence of centralized education, nationwide media, and the several decades of population movement since the Korean War.
It is technically possible to be a North Korean citizen without being an ethnic Korean - James Dresnok, a European American, acquired North Korean citizenship in 1972- but immigration is almost unheard of, and ethnic minorities are negligible.
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