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Population:
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48.324 million (July 2002 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.4% (male 5,488,808; female 4,875,379)
15-64 years: 71% (male 17,404,645; female 16,894,361)
65 years and over: 7.6% (male 1,434,873; female 2,225,934) (2002 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.85% (2002 est.)
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Birth rate:
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14.55 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.02 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: 1.11 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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7.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.88 years
female: 78.95 years (2002 est.)
male: 71.2 years
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Total fertility rate:
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1.72 children born/woman (2002 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.01% (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,800 (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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180 (1999 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
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Ethnic groups:
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homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese)
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Religions:
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Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist 3%, Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), and other 1%
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Languages:
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Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99.3%
female: 96.7% (1995 est.)
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