| Population: |
23,301,725 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 23.3% (male 2,758,826/female 2,679,093)
15-64 years: 68.1% (male 7,852,282/female 8,024,429)
65 years and over: 8.5% (male 709,599/female 1,277,496) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
0.785% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
15.06 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
7.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.979 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.555 male(s)/female
total population: 0.945 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 22.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.92 years
male: 69.18 years
female: 74.8 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
2.05 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
| 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
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% |
