Short facts about people of Korea, North

Population:

21,968,228 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  25.52% (male 2,873,390; female 2,733,163) 15-64 years:  67.63% (male 7,301,531; female 7,556,554) 65 years and over:  6.85% (male 486,805; female 1,016,785) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.22% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

19.1 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.92 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

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:  0.48 male(s)/female total population:  0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

23.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  71.02 years male:  68.04 years female:  74.15 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.26 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Korean(s) adjective:  Korean

Ethnic groups:

racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese

Religions:

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

Languages:

Korean

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write Korean total population:  99% male:  99% female:  99% (1990 est.)

Source: World Factbook