| People | North Korea |
 = Fields  = World Records  = Dictionary  = Bar graph  = Distribution map  = Fields History  = Definitions |
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:
|
10.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 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 |
|
= Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
|
Home 
Geographic Names
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
