Violence in the news: 53 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×1.8 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
26.6 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 1
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level1
- +1UK FCDO advises against all but essential travelUK FCDO travel advice
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Travel advice level (FCDO)
2
Refugees who fled
308
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
2
–
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
North Korea, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 47.0%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 308
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- –
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 848
- 2026-10-19
- GDP per person
- –
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Pyongyang
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8…18 | 0.0 mm | 22 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6…14 | 1.8 mm | 52 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4…13 | 0.0 mm | 28 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5…13 | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5…19 | 0.0 mm | 14 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7…17 | 5.4 mm | 14 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8…16 | 0.9 mm | 27 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Disasters since 20004
Tropical cyclones
- Tropical Cyclone HAISHEN-20 · Aug 31, 2020 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 250 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone MAYSAK-20 · Aug 28, 2020 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 231 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone BAVI-20 · Aug 21, 2020 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 185 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone LINGLING-19 · Sep 2, 2019 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 222 km/h)
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)