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Photos of Korea, South

Dabotap (Many Treasure Pagoda) at Bulguksa Temple in South Korea is a 10.4 m-tall stone pagoda known for its highly ornate structure.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 109

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>slightly smaller than Pennsylvania; slightly larger than Indiana</p>

People and Society

Languages

Korean audio sample:

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for South Korea. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 15

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 175

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 223

Death rate

comparison ranking: 105

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 43

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 179

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 212

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 226

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 88

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 166

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 39

Labor force

comparison ranking: 23

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 28

Public debt

comparison ranking: 96

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 86

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 6

Exports

comparison ranking: 9

Imports

comparison ranking: 10

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 59

Heliports

comparison ranking: 4

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 12

Military and Security

Space

Transnational Issues