Population: 22,521,223 (July 1989), growth rate 2.4% (1989)

Birth rate: 29 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 32 deaths/1,000 live births (July 1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 67 years male, 73 years female (July 1989)

Total fertility rate: 3.5 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Korean(s); adjective--Korean

Ethnic divisions: racially homogeneous

Religion: Buddhism and Confucianism; religious activities now almost nonexistent

Language: Korean

Literacy: 95% (est.)

Labor force: 6,100,000; 48% agricultural, 52% nonagricultural; shortage of skilled and unskilled labor (1980)

Organized labor: 1,600,000 members; single-trade union system coordinated by the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea under the Central Committee

NOTE: The information regarding Korea, North on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Korea, North People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Korea, North People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.