| Population : |
48,598,175 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 20.4% (male 5,223,344; female 4,681,594)
15-64 years: 71.4% (male 17,625,302; female 17,072,029)
65 years and over: 8.2% (male 1,597,085; female 2,398,821) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.62% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
12.33 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
6.13 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.12 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 (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 7.18 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 75.58 years
male: 71.96 years
female: 79.54 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.56 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
8,300 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
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) |
