Life expectancy at birth, male in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Life expectancy at birth, male was 80.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.8 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.8 years
in 2024
All-time low
51.38 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Republic of Korea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 80.8 years for life expectancy at birth, male 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 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Republic of Korea peaked at 80.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.38 years, in 1960.
Republic of Korea ranks 26th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.38 years | — |
| 1961 | 52.03 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 52.65 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 52.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 52.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 52.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 52.46 years | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 57.24 years | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 57.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 57.72 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 58.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 59.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 59.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 59.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 60 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 60.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 60.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 60.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 61.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 61.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 61.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 62.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 62.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 63.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 64 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 64.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 65.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 65.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 66.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 67 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 67.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 67.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 68.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 69.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 71.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 71.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 72.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 72.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 73.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 73.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 75.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 75.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 76.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 76.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 80.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.9 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 80.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 80.8 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.87 years | 51.38 years | 57.72 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.12 years | 58.7 years | 61.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.39 years | 61.9 years | 67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.56 years | 67.5 years | 71.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.58 years | 72.3 years | 76.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.64 years | 76.8 years | 80.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.48 years | 79.9 years | 80.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 23 Gibraltar 81.03 years compare
- 24 Luxembourg 81 years compare
- 25 Bahrain 80.86 years compare
- 27 Macau, China 80.6 years compare
- 27 Netherlands 80.6 years compare
- 29 Denmark 80.4 years compare
- 29 New Zealand 80.4 years compare
More health data for Republic of 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3571 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6946 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Republic of Korea?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Republic of Korea was 80.8 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.38 years in 1960.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Republic of Korea ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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, male (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.