| Population: |
47,904,370 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
21.59% (male 5,475,453; female 4,864,918)
15-64 years:
71.14% (male 17,291,202; female 16,789,380)
65 years and over:
7.27% (male 1,352,312; female 2,131,105) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.89% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
14.85 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
5.93 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:
1.11 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.13 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.63 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
7.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
74.65 years
male:
70.97 years
female:
78.74 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.72 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.01% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
3,800 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
180 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Korean(s)
adjective:
Korean
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| Ethnic groups: |
homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese)
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| Religions: |
Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist 3%, Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), and other 1%
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| Languages: |
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99.3%
female:
96.7% (1995 est.)
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