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Korea, North People 1996

Population:

23,486,550 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

30% (female 3,402,672; male 3,540,313)

15-64 years:

66% (female 7,840,465; male 7,741,155)

65 years and over:

4% (female 622,250; male 339,695) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.78% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

23.31 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.47 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

26.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

70.05 years

male:

66.96 years

female:

73.29 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.34 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Korean(s)

adjective:

Korean

Ethnic divisions:

racially homogeneous

Religions:

Buddhism and Confucianism, some Christianity and syncretic Chondogyo

note:

autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom

Languages:

Korean

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write Korean (1990 est.)

total population:

99%

male:

99%

female:

99%

Labor force:

9.615 million

by occupation:

agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%

note:

shortage of skilled and unskilled labor (mid-1987 est.)

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