Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in South Korea
South Korea: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.07 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
102nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.98
in 1950
All-time low
1.07
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in South Korea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in South Korea stood at 1.07. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in South Korea peaked at 1.98 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2023.
South Korea ranks 102nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.98 | — |
| 1951 | 1.82 | -8.0% |
| 1952 | 1.35 | -25.6% |
| 1953 | 1.22 | -10.1% |
| 1954 | 1.1 | -9.5% |
| 1955 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 1.1 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.11 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.12 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.13 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 1.14 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.13 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.14 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.15 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.16 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.16 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.15 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.16 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.15 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.15 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.15 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.14 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.13 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 | 1.09 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 4 |
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More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0191 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in South Korea?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in South Korea was 1.07 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2023.
- How does South Korea rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- South Korea ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.