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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Korean(s)
Adjective Korean Ethnic groups
Homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese) Languages
Korean, English (widely taught in junior high and high school) Religions
Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census) Population World Ranking: 25
48,860,500 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
15.7% (male 3,980,541/female 3,650,631) 15-64 years 72.9% (male 18,151,023/female 17,400,809) 65 years and over 11.4% (male 2,259,621/female 3,312,032) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 39 years
Male 37.6 years Female 40.4 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 175
0.204% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 215
8.42 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 154
6.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 92
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 83% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
SEOUL (capital) 9.778 million; Busan (Pusan) 3.439 million; Incheon (Inch'on) 2.572 million; Daegu (Taegu) 2.458 million; Daejon (Taejon) 1.497 million (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.07 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.09 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.69 male(s)/female Total population 1 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 143
16 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 198
Total 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 4.29 deaths/1,000 live births Female 3.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 41
Total population 79.3 years
Male 76.12 years Female 82.7 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 217
1.23 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 90
6.5% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
1.967 physicians/1,000 population (2008) Hospital bed density
12.28 beds/1,000 population (2008) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 134
Less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 100
9,500 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 90
Fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 64
3.2% (2001)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 97
4.2% of GDP (2007)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 97.9%Male 99.2% Female 96.6% (2002) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 17 years
Male 18 years Female 16 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 104
Total 9.8%
Male 11.9% Female 8.5% (2009)
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