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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 |
49,044,790 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 18.3% (male 4,714,103/female 4,262,873) 15-64 years: 72.1% (male 18,004,719/female 17,346,594) 65 years and over: 9.6% (male 1,921,803/female 2,794,698) (2007 est.) |
Median Age |
total: 35.8 years male: 34.8 years female: 36.8 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate |
0.394% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate |
9.93 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate |
5.99 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.106 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.038 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.688 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
total: 6.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 77.23 years male: 73.81 years female: 80.93 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
1.28 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
8,300 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
less than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean |
Ethnic groups |
homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese) |
Religions |
Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census) |
Languages |
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school |
Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 99.2% female: 96.6% (2002) |
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