Future life expectancy projections in North Korea
North Korea: Future life expectancy projections was 83.78 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
83.78
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
147th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.78
in 2100
All-time low
73.74
in 2024
Years of data
77
2024–2100
Future life expectancy projections in North Korea, 2024–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, future life expectancy projections in North Korea stood at 83.78. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, future life expectancy projections in North Korea peaked at 83.78 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 73.74, in 2024.
North Korea ranks 147th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Future life expectancy projections in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73.74 | — |
| 2025 | 73.86 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 73.98 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 74.09 | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 74.21 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 74.33 | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 74.46 | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 74.58 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 74.7 | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 74.83 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 74.96 | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 75.08 | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 75.22 | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 75.34 | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 75.47 | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 75.6 | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 75.73 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 75.86 | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 76 | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 76.13 | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 76.26 | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 76.39 | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 76.53 | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 76.66 | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 76.8 | +0.2% |
| 2049 | 76.92 | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 77.06 | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 77.19 | +0.2% |
| 2052 | 77.33 | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 77.47 | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 77.61 | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 77.73 | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 77.87 | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 78.01 | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 78.13 | +0.2% |
| 2059 | 78.28 | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 78.42 | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 78.56 | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 78.7 | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 78.84 | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 78.98 | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 79.11 | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 79.24 | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 79.38 | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 79.52 | +0.2% |
| 2069 | 79.66 | +0.2% |
| 2070 | 79.8 | +0.2% |
| 2071 | 79.94 | +0.2% |
| 2072 | 80.07 | +0.2% |
| 2073 | 80.21 | +0.2% |
| 2074 | 80.35 | +0.2% |
| 2075 | 80.49 | +0.2% |
| 2076 | 80.63 | +0.2% |
| 2077 | 80.76 | +0.2% |
| 2078 | 80.9 | +0.2% |
| 2079 | 81.04 | +0.2% |
| 2080 | 81.17 | +0.2% |
| 2081 | 81.31 | +0.2% |
| 2082 | 81.44 | +0.2% |
| 2083 | 81.57 | +0.2% |
| 2084 | 81.7 | +0.2% |
| 2085 | 81.84 | +0.2% |
| 2086 | 81.98 | +0.2% |
| 2087 | 82.11 | +0.2% |
| 2088 | 82.25 | +0.2% |
| 2089 | 82.38 | +0.2% |
| 2090 | 82.51 | +0.2% |
| 2091 | 82.64 | +0.2% |
| 2092 | 82.77 | +0.2% |
| 2093 | 82.9 | +0.2% |
| 2094 | 83.03 | +0.2% |
| 2095 | 83.15 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 83.27 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 83.4 | +0.2% |
| 2098 | 83.54 | +0.2% |
| 2099 | 83.66 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 83.78 | +0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 83.78 is above the median for low income countries, which is 74.17, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 83.78 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.53, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 74.04 | 73.74 | 74.33 | 6 |
| 2030s | 75.03 | 74.46 | 75.6 | 10 |
| 2040s | 76.33 | 75.73 | 76.92 | 10 |
| 2050s | 77.67 | 77.06 | 78.28 | 10 |
| 2060s | 79.04 | 78.42 | 79.66 | 10 |
| 2070s | 80.42 | 79.8 | 81.04 | 10 |
| 2080s | 81.77 | 81.17 | 82.38 | 10 |
| 2090s | 83.09 | 82.51 | 83.66 | 10 |
| 2100s | 83.78 | 83.78 | 83.78 | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1893 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1972 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is future life expectancy projections in North Korea?
- Future life expectancy projections in North Korea was 83.78 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest future life expectancy projections recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.78 in 2100.
- What is the lowest future life expectancy projections recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.74 in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for future life expectancy projections?
- North Korea ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is future life expectancy projections rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Future life expectancy projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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