Life expectancy at age 60, female in Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 28.35 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Korea, Republic of, 1960β2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Korea, Republic of recorded 28.35 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Korea, Republic of peaked at 28.5 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.13 years, in 1966.
Korea, Republic of ranks 6th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.22 years | 15.13 years | 18.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.76 years | 18.15 years | 19.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.68 years | 18.32 years | 20.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5 years | 20.45 years | 22.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.34 years | 23.11 years | 25.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.96 years | 25.9 years | 27.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.21 years | 27.48 years | 28.5 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Korea, Republic of
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 125,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 124,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 131,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 128,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 135,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Korea, Republic of?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Korea, Republic of was 28.35 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 Korea, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.13 years in 1966.
- How does Korea, Republic of rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Korea, Republic of ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Republic of 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.