| People | North Korea |
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Population:
 | 22,665,345 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
 | urban population: 63% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
 | 189 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
 | 0-14 years: 21.3% (male 2,440,439/female 2,376,557) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 7,776,889/female 7,945,399) 65 years and over: 9.4% (male 820,504/female 1,305,557) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
 | total: 33.5 years male: 32.1 years female: 34.9 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
 | 0.42% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
 | 14.82 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
 | 7.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
 | -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
 | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
 | total: 51.34 deaths/1,000 live births male: 58.64 deaths/1,000 live births female: 43.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
 | total population: 63.81 years male: 61.23 years female: 66.53 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
 | 1.96 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
 | void |
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 total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
 | void |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
 | NA |
People - note:
 | void |
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