@Korea, North:People
Population: 24,317,004 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 30% (male 3,672,851; female 3,528,590) 15-64 years: 66% (male 7,996,814; female 8,068,347) 65 years and over : 4% (male 372,818; female 677,584) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.68% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 22.27 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 5.43 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.55 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 25 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.6 years male : 67.5 years female: 73.85 years (1997 est.)