Life expectancy men women in Korea
Korea: Life expectancy men women was 87.16 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
87.16
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
4th
of 229 countries
All-time high
87.16
in 2023
All-time low
34.57
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Life expectancy men women in Korea, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea recorded 87.16 for life expectancy men women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Korea peaked at 87.16 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.57, in 1950.
That places Korea 4th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.59 | 34.57 | 55.52 | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.98 | 56.34 | 65.44 | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.6 | 66.15 | 71.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.95 | 69.67 | 75.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.46 | 75.39 | 79.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.94 | 80.14 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.58 | 84.19 | 86.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.66 | 85.77 | 87.16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Monaco 88.5 compare
- 2 Hong Kong (China) 88.13 compare
- 3 Cook Islands 79.05 compare
- 3 Japan 87.74 compare
- 4 Tokelau 78.92 compare
- 5 Montserrat 78.81 compare
- 5 San Marino 87.1 compare
- 6 Saint Barthelemy 86.81 compare
- 7 French Polynesia 86.5 compare
- 7 Niue 72.71 compare
More health data for Korea
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 343,093 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 314,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 328,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 299,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 295,765 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Korea?
- Life expectancy men women in Korea was 87.16 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 87.16 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.57 in 1950.
- How does Korea rank for life expectancy men women?
- Korea ranks 4th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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