Age structure:
0-14 years:
26% (male 2,843,250; female 2,705,206)
15-64 years:
68% (male 7,223,364; female 7,502,094)
65 years and over:
6% (male 448,242; female 965,394) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.35% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 20.43 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.46 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 24.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.74 years
male:
67.76 years
female:
73.86 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.3 children born/woman (2000 est.)
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 Korean
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female:
99% (1990 est.)
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