Sex ratio in life expectancy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
160th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.86
in 1950
All-time low
1.06
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 1.06, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1.86 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 2021.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 160th 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 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.86 | — |
| 1951 | 1.85 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 1.5 | -18.8% |
| 1953 | 1.32 | -12.4% |
| 1954 | 1.08 | -17.8% |
| 1955 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.11 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1.07 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1.06 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 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 2021.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 160th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.