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Other pages in this profile of South Korea:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 49,232,844 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 501.4 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 17.7% (male 4,579,018/female 4,157,631) 15-64 years: 72.3% (male 18,150,771/female 17,464,610) 65 years and over: 9.9% (male 1,997,032/female 2,883,782) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 36.4 years male: 35.3 years female: 37.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.371% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 9.83 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.12 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 5.94 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.33 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 77.42 years male: 74 years female: 81.1 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.29 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 8,300 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean |
Ethnic groups |
Definition homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese) |
Religions |
Definition Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census) |
Languages |
Definition Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 99.2% female: 96.6% (2002) |
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