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Other pages in this profile of North Korea:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
23,301,725 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 23.3% (male 2,758,826/female 2,679,093) 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 7,852,282/female 8,024,429) 65 years and over: 8.5% (male 709,599/female 1,277,496) (2007 est.) |
Median Age |
total: 32.4 years male: 30.9 years female: 33.8 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate |
0.785% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate |
15.06 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate |
7.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.979 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.555 male(s)/female total population: 0.945 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
total: 22.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 71.92 years male: 69.18 years female: 74.8 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
2.05 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
NA |
Nationality |
noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean |
Ethnic groups |
racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese |
Religions |
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom |
Languages |
Korean |
Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
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