Population 22,224,195 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 25.4% (male 2,888,478; female 2,747,133)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 7,380,183; female 7,612,275)
65 years and over: 7.2% (male 527,256; female 1,068,870) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.1% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 17.95 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 6.96 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 22.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.3 years
female: 74.44 years (2002 est.)
male: 68.31 years

Total fertility rate 2.22 children born/woman (2002 est.)

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 Korean
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Korea, North on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Korea, North People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Korea, North People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.