Irreligion in North Korea

Irreligion in North Korea is difficult to measure in the country as the country is officially designated as an atheist state. The North Korean state persecutes those who stray from the official state-sponsored atheism and the personality cult promoted by the "Juche" idea. North Koreans, by Western definitions, would be considered non-religious but Buddhist and Confucian traditions still play a part in North Korean life.