Korea, South's People | Korea, South People

Population: 48,422,644 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 19.4% (male 4,952,177/female 4,450,821) 15-64 years: 72% (male 17,715,267/female 17,147,808) 65 years and over: 8.6% (male 1,670,971/female 2,485,600) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 34.51 years male: 33.53 years female: 35.53 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.38% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 6.26 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 7.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 76.85 years male: 73.42 years female: 80.57 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.26 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 8,300 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean

Ethnic groups: Homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese)

Religions: No affiliation 46%, Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%, Confucianist 1%, other 1%

Languages: Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 99.2% female: 96.6% (2002)

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