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People
48,636,068 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
26
0-14 years: 16.8% (male 4,278,581/female 3,887,516)
15-64 years: 72.3% (male 17,897,053/female 17,196,840)
65 years and over: 10.8% (male 2,104,589/female 3,144,393) (2010 est.)
total: 37.9 years
male: 36.5 years
female: 39.1 years (2010 est.)
0.258% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
8.72 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 215
6.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
urban population: 81% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 4.24 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 199
male: 4.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 78.81 years
country comparison to the world: 42
male: 75.56 years
female: 82.28 years (2010 est.)
1.22 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 219
less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
13,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese)
Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 99.2%
female: 96.6% (2002)
total: 17 years
male: 18 years
female: 16 years (2008)
4.2% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 100
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