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Poverty in North Korea

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Bhavik Kukdeja

Poverty in North Korea is extensive, though reliable statistics are difficult to obtain due to censorship and media manipulation. Photos depicting poverty are forbidden, as officials only want images showing prosperous conditions in the capital, while rural areas face much harder times. During famines in the 1990s, over half the population lacked enough food for good health, and over a third of children experienced stunted growth due to malnutrition.

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Korea!? Poverty in North Korea is believed to be extensive, though reliable statistics are hard to come by due to lack of reliable research, pervasive censorship and extensive media manipulation! They insist that you don't take photos of anything that could suggest poverty - even when you explain to them that it exists all over the world. 'In Pyongyang(capital of North Korea), as only the elite is allowed to live there, you don't see real poverty but as soon as you get out into the countryside, it's a completely different story.'
Shocking: 'North Korean officials forbid you to photograph anyone suffering from malnutrition like this little boy or this man.
Child labour: 'When times are hard (as they usually are here), children can be found working for the farming collectives.
This kind of picture is widespread in the West region of country. The caption often points out that North Koreans have to eat grass which depicts the living standards of Locals.
In the 1990s, the North Korean economy saw stagnation turning into crisis. From 1994 to 1998, North Korea suffered a famine. In 2004, more than half (57%) of the population had not enough food for them to stay healthy. 37% of the children had their growth stunted and 1/3 of mothers severely lacked nutrition. Cameras are confiscated during the bus trip to Chongjin which suffered in the Famine. This is the situation in the

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Poverty in North Korea

  • 1. Korea!? Poverty in North Korea is believed to be extensive, though reliable statistics are hard to come by due to lack of reliable research, pervasive censorship and extensive media manipulation! They insist that you don't take photos of anything that could suggest poverty - even when you explain to them that it exists all over the world. 'In Pyongyang(capital of North Korea), as only the elite is allowed to live there, you don't see real poverty but as soon as you get out into the countryside, it's a completely different story.'
  • 2. Shocking: 'North Korean officials forbid you to photograph anyone suffering from malnutrition like this little boy or this man.
  • 3. Child labour: 'When times are hard (as they usually are here), children can be found working for the farming collectives.
  • 4. This kind of picture is widespread in the West region of country. The caption often points out that North Koreans have to eat grass which depicts the living standards of Locals.
  • 5. In the 1990s, the North Korean economy saw stagnation turning into crisis. From 1994 to 1998, North Korea suffered a famine. In 2004, more than half (57%) of the population had not enough food for them to stay healthy. 37% of the children had their growth stunted and 1/3 of mothers severely lacked nutrition. Cameras are confiscated during the bus trip to Chongjin which suffered in the Famine. This is the situation in the