South Korea: People & Society#
| Population | 50,924,172 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean |
| Ethnic groups | homogeneous |
| Languages | Korean, English (widely taught in junior high and high school) |
| Religions | Christian 31.6% (Protestant 24.0%, Catholic 7.6%), Buddhist 24.2%, other or unknown 0.9%, none 43.3% (2010 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 13.45% (male 3,535,137/female 3,315,510) 15-24 years: 13.08% (male 3,515,779/female 3,146,084) 25-54 years: 45.93% (male 12,008,399/female 11,379,261) 55-64 years: 14.01% (male 3,521,569/female 3,611,481) 65 years and over: 13.53% (male 2,918,156/female 3,972,796) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 37.2% youth dependency ratio: 19.2% elderly dependency ratio: 18% potential support ratio: 5.6% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 41.2 years male: 39.7 years female: 42.8 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.53% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 82.5% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | SEOUL (capital) 9.774 million; Busan (Pusan) 3.216 million; Incheon (Inch'on) 2.685 million; Daegu (Taegu) 2.244 million; Daejon (Taejon) 1.564 million; Gwangju (Kwangju) 1.536 million (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 31 (2014 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 82.4 years male: 79.3 years female: 85.8 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.25 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 80% note: percent of women aged 15-44 (2009) |
| Health expenditures | 7.4% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 2.14 physicians/1,000 population (2012) |
| Hospital bed density | 10.3 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.7% of population rural: 87.9% of population total: 97.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population rural: 12.1% of population total: 2.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 6.3% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 0.6% (2011) |
| Education expenditures | 4.6% of GDP (2012) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 16 years (2013) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 10% male: 11.2% female: 9.2% (2014 est.) |