In profile: South Korea’s auto industry

Socio-political data

Population (Absolute; by age group; life expectancy; growth rate):

• Total 48,508,972 (July 2009 estimate)
• 0-14 years: 16.8% (male 4,278,581 / female 3,887,516)
• 15-64 years: 72.3% (male 17,897,053 / female 17,196,840)
• 65 years and over: 10.8% (male 2,104,589 / female 3,144,393) (2009 estimate)

• Growth rate 0.266% (2009 estimate)

Largest city (and population):

• Seoul (capital) 10 million

Language:

• Korean, English