Life expectancy at age 60, female in North Korea
North Korea: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 20.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.96 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
121st
of 215 countries
All-time high
20.96 years
in 2024
All-time low
16.13 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in North Korea, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 20.96 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in North Korea peaked at 20.96 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.13 years, in 1960.
That places North Korea 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in North Korea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.13 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 16.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 16.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 16.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 16.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 16.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 16.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 16.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 16.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 16.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 16.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 16.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 17.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 17.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 17.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 17.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 17.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 17.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 17.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 17.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 17.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 17.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 17.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 17.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 18.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 18.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 18.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 18.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 18.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 18.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 18.95 years | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 19.33 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 19.67 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 17.95 years | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 17.94 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.92 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 17.9 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.81 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.77 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 19.27 years | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 19.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 19.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 19.14 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 19.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 19.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 19.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.43 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.83 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 20.05 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 20.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 20.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.78 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 20.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 20.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 20.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 20.96 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.39 years | 16.13 years | 16.66 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.09 years | 16.73 years | 17.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.93 years | 17.54 years | 18.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.44 years | 17.87 years | 19.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.77 years | 17.77 years | 19.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.28 years | 19.43 years | 20.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.88 years | 20.78 years | 20.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 118 El Salvador 21.37 years compare
- 119 Tonga 21.15 years compare
- 120 Seychelles 21.12 years compare
- 122 Azerbaijan 20.9 years compare
- 123 Belize 20.85 years compare
- 124 Mongolia 20.85 years compare
More gender data for North Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,948 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7158 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 162,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,689 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 163,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 172,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 164,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 173,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 165,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 175,324 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in North Korea?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in North Korea was 20.96 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.96 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.13 years in 1960.
- How does North Korea rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- North Korea ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.