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Population: |
22,912,177 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 24.2% (male 2,816,844/female 2,735,478)
15-64 years: 67.9% (male 7,668,581/female 7,883,267)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 625,819/female 1,182,188) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 31.74 years
male: 30.47 years
female: 33 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
0.9% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
16.09 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
7.05 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 24.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.37 years
male: 68.65 years
female: 74.22 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
2.15 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA
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Nationality: |
noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
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Ethnic groups: |
racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
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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
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Languages: |
Korean
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99%
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