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North Korea:
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Other pages in this profile of North Korea:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 23,479,089 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 195 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 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 |
Definition - World rank and map total: 32.7 years male: 31.2 years female: 34.2 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.732% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 14.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 7.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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 |
Definition - World rank and map 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 |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 72.2 years male: 69.45 years female: 75.08 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean |
Ethnic groups |
Definition racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese |
Religions |
Definition 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 |
Definition Korean |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% |
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