Life expectancy at age 60, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 15.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 15.4 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 18.69 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.41 years, in 2002.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.21 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 14.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 14.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 14.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 14.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 14.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 14.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 14.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 14.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 14.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 14.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 14.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 14.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 14.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 14.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 14.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 14.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 15.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 15.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 15.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 15.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 15.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 15.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 15.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 15.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 15.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 15.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 15.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 15.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 15.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 15.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 15.44 years | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 15.21 years | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 14.95 years | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 13.75 years | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 13.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 13.66 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 13.61 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.56 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.51 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 13.46 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 13.41 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 14.51 years | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 14.44 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 14.36 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.31 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 14.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.72 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 15.21 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 15.75 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 16.26 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 16.76 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 17.24 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 17.75 years | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 18.03 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 18.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.93 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.78 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 17.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.55 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.61 years | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 18.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 18.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 15.4 years | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4 years | 14.21 years | 14.62 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.87 years | 14.66 years | 15.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.42 years | 15.14 years | 15.68 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.54 years | 13.56 years | 15.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.24 years | 13.41 years | 15.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.33 years | 15.75 years | 18.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.79 years | 15.4 years | 18.69 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 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, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 15.4 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, male recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 18.69 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.41 years in 2002.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.