Population Mid-2012- South Korea: 48,906,300
Population Density- 492 people per sq. mile Net Migration Rate- 1 migrant/1,000 population Birth Rate- 10 births/1,000 population Death Rate- 5 deaths/1,000 population Rate of Natural Increase- 0.4% Population Growth Rate- 0.6% Infant Mortality Rate- 3.22/1,000 live births Total Fertility Rate- 1.2 Population Age <15 % - South Korea: 16% Population Ages 65+ % - South Korea: 11% Dependency Rate- South Korea: 27% Life Expectancy at Birth- total population: 81 years Life Expectancy at Birth Females- 84 years Life Expectancy at Birth Males- 77 years Primary School Completion Rate Females- 97% Primary School Completion Rate Males - 100% Secondary School Enrollment Net Females- 95% Secondary School Enrollment Net Males- 99% GNI PPP per capita in (US $) : $27,240 Population Living Below US$2 per day: - 1 Economically Active Females 15+: 50% Economically Active Males 15+: 72% Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100): 95 Motor Vehicles (# per 1000): 312 Undernourished Population: <2.5% Underweight Children Under Age 5: (- 1) HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: <0.1% |
Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
South Korea is in development stage 4. It has a low birth and death rate, with the birth rate still higher than the death. South Korea has a low but not yet negative rate of natural increase. The life expectancy is high while the fertility rate in low. however the pyramid dose not balloon at the top yet.