Life Expectancy at Birth in Korea
Korea: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.63 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Korea, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Korea is 83.63, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Korea peaked at 83.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.8, in 1960.
Korea ranks 14th of 216 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 | 56.85 | 53.8 | 61.48 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.93 | 62.16 | 65.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.53 | 66.05 | 71.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.54 | 71.6 | 75.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.94 | 75.91 | 79.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.73 | 80.12 | 83.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.34 | 82.68 | 83.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More gender data for Korea
- 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 birth in Korea?
- Life expectancy at birth in Korea was 83.63 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8 in 1960.
- How does Korea rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Korea ranks 14th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.