Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in North Korea
North Korea: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 15.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.4 years
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
195th
of 215 countries
All-time high
18.69 years
in 2023
All-time low
13.41 years
in 2002
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male 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 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 North Korea peaked at 18.69 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.41 years, in 2002.
That places North Korea 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 (years) in North Korea, 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% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 15.4 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.28 years, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 15.4 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.06 years, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
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)
- Population 21,837 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,837 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2686 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in North Korea?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in North Korea 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.69 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.41 years in 2002.
- How does North Korea rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- North Korea ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.