Korean People, South Korea People
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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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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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