South-korea Population: 46 416 796 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 22% (male 5 505 564; female 4 894 780) 15-64 years: 71% (male 16 772 319; female 16 272 145) 65 years and over: 7% (male 1 126 963; female 1 845 025) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.01% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 16.08 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 5.67 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.31 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.14 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 7.79 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.95 years male: 70.37 years female: 78 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.79 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean Ethnic groups: homogeneous (except for about 20 000 Chinese) Religions: Christianity 49% Buddhism 47% Confucianism 3% pervasive folk religion (shamanism) Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) and other 1% Languages: Korean English widely taught in junior high and high school Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99.3% female: 96.7% (1995 est.)
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