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The People of South Korea Population: 51,418,097 Ethnic Groups: Homogeneous

Age Structure:              0–14 years: 13.03%                (6,700,066)              15-24 years: 12.19%                (6,266,253)               25-54 years: 45.13%               (23,207,028)              55-64 years: 15.09%                  (7,760,827)              65 years and over: 14.55%                (7,483,576) Population Growth Rate:              0.44% Death Rate:              6.3 deaths/1,000 pop. Migration Rate:              2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 pop. Infant Mortality Rate:              3 deaths/1,000 live births Life Expectancy at Birth:              total population: 82.5 years

             male: 79.4 years              female: 85.8 years Total Fertility Rate:              1.27 children born/woman Religions:              Protestant 19.7%, Buddhist 15.5%,               Catholic 7.9%, none 56.9%,               Confucianism is also widely               practiced Languages:              Korean, English Literacy Rate:              97.9 %%                    Source: www.cia.gov 2018

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