Short facts about people of Korea, South

Population:

47,904,370 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  21.59% (male 5,475,453; female 4,864,918) 15-64 years:  71.14% (male 17,291,202; female 16,789,380) 65 years and over:  7.27% (male 1,352,312; female 2,131,105) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.89% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

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

Sex ratio:

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:  0.63 male(s)/female total population:  1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  74.65 years male:  70.97 years female:  78.74 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.72 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

3,800 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

180 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Korean(s) adjective:  Korean

Ethnic groups:

homogeneous (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.)

Source: World Factbook