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Population:
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22,224,195 (July 2002 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 25.4% (male 2,888,478; female 2,747,133)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 7,380,183; female 7,612,275)
65 years and over: 7.2% (male 527,256; female 1,068,870) (2002 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.1% (2002 est.)
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Birth rate:
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17.95 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.96 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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22.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.3 years
female: 74.44 years (2002 est.)
male: 68.31 years
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Total fertility rate:
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2.22 children born/woman (2002 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA%
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
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Ethnic groups:
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racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
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Religions:
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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
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Languages:
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Korean
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.)
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