Life expectancy at birth, female in Korea
Korea: Life expectancy at birth, female was 86.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Korea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Korea is 86.6 years, 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 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Korea peaked at 86.6 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.34 years, in 1960.
Korea ranks 6th of 217 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 | 59.98 years | 56.34 years | 65.44 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.93 years | 65.8 years | 69.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.87 years | 70.4 years | 75.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.72 years | 75.9 years | 79.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.47 years | 79.7 years | 83.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.97 years | 83.6 years | 86.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.34 years | 85.6 years | 86.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 3 San Marino 87.22 years compare
- 4 Japan 87.13 years compare
- 5 French Polynesia 86.62 years compare
- 7 Spain 86.5 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 86.3 years compare
- 9 Andorra 86.24 years compare
More health data for 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,072 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2033 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0741 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5011 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Korea?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Korea was 86.6 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.34 years in 1960.
- How does Korea rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Korea ranks 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.