| People | North Korea |
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Population:
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23,479,089 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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195 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.9% (male 2,733,352/female 2,654,186)
15-64 years: 68.2% (male 7,931,484/female 8,083,626)
65 years and over: 8.8% (male 751,401/female 1,325,040) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 32.7 years
male: 31.2 years
female: 34.2 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.732% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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14.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.57 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 21.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.2 years
male: 69.45 years
female: 75.08 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean |
Ethnic groups:
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racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese |
Religions:
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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:
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Korean |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% |
People - note:
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void |
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