| Population: |
21,968,228 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
25.52% (male 2,873,390; female 2,733,163)
15-64 years:
67.63% (male 7,301,531; female 7,556,554)
65 years and over:
6.85% (male 486,805; female 1,016,785) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.22% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
19.1 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
6.92 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.48 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
23.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
71.02 years
male:
68.04 years
female:
74.15 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.26 children born/woman (2001 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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| 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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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write Korean
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female:
99% (1990 est.)
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