Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in South Korea
South Korea: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 28.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.35 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 215 countries
All-time high
28.5 years
in 2020
All-time low
15.13 years
in 1966
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in South Korea, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
South Korea 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 South Korea peaked at 28.5 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.13 years, in 1966.
South Korea 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.41 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 15.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 15.33 years | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 15.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 15.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 15.13 years | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 18.27 years | +20.8% |
| 1968 | 18.02 years | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 18.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 18.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 18.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 18.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 18.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 18.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 18.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 19.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 18.74 years | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 18.95 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 19.63 years | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 18.32 years | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 19.93 years | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 19.5 years | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 18.96 years | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 19.63 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 19.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 19.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 19.92 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 20.37 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 20.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 20.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 20.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 20.94 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 21.26 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 21.24 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 21.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 21.8 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 22.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 22.45 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 22.71 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 23.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 23.61 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 23.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 23.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.03 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 24.32 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 24.76 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 24.96 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.45 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 25.79 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 25.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.22 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 26.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 26.64 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 27.07 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 27.09 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 27.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 27.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.86 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 28.5 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 28.49 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.48 years | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 28.24 years | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 28.35 years | +0.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 28.35 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 28.35 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More gender data for South Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in South Korea?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in South Korea 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.13 years in 1966.
- How does South Korea rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- South Korea ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.