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Introduction - Korea, North: | Location - Korea, North: | People - Korea, North: | 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.) | | Median age | total: 32.4 years
male: 30.9 years
female: 33.8 years (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% | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |