Charted: The Number of North Korean Defectors (1998-2023)
Why Are the Number of North Korean Defectors Decreasing?
North Korea, formally known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is a totalitarian dictatorship with extremely limited freedoms and rights reported for its citizens.
Due to the country’s tight controls on borders and information, people that want to leave the country often have to physically escape and are known as defectors.