| People | North Korea |
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Population:
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24,457,492 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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204 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 60% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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void |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.4% (male 2,766,006/female 2,700,378)
15-64 years: 68.6% (male 8,345,737/female 8,423,482)
65 years and over: 9.1% (male 738,693/female 1,483,196) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 32.9 years
male: 31.2 years
female: 34.6 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.538% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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14.51 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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9.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.047 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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250 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 27.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 24.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 68.89 years
male: 65.03 years
female: 72.93 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.02 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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2% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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3.29 physicians/1,000 population (2003) |
Hospital bed density:
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13.2 beds/1,000 population (2002) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 58% of population
rural: 60% of population
total: 59% of population
unimproved:
urban: 42% of population
rural: 40% of population
total: 41% of population (2000) |
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 |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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20.6% (2004) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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% (1991 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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NA |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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