Age structure:
0-14 years:
22% (male 5,471,520; female 4,867,688)
15-64 years:
71% (male 17,155,401; female 16,662,227)
65 years and over:
7% (male 1,274,943; female 2,039,190) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.93% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 15.12 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.85 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.13 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.12 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.63 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 7.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
74.43 years
male:
70.75 years
female:
78.54 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.72 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Korean(s)
adjective:
Korean
Ethnic groups: homogeneous: Koreans (except for about 20,000 Chinese)
Religions: Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist 3%, Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), and 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:
98%
male:
99.3%
female:
96.7% (1995 est.)