Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 11.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.68
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
7th
of 229 countries
All-time high
11.68
in 2023
All-time low
3.17
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Republic of Korea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 11.68 for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Republic of Korea peaked at 11.68 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.17, in 1950.
That places Republic of Korea 7th 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.17 | — |
| 1951 | 3.34 | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 3.52 | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 3.69 | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 3.85 | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 4 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 4.12 | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 4.22 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 4.18 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 4.26 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 4.33 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 4.39 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 4.41 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 4.33 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 4.38 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 4.46 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 4.3 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 5.89 | +37.0% |
| 1968 | 5.78 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 5.84 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.9 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 6.03 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 6.16 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 6.27 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 6.39 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 6.5 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 6.6 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.47 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 6.61 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 7.01 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 6.3 | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 7.21 | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 6.97 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 6.66 | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 7.03 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 7.08 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 7.2 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 7.14 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.37 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 7.39 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 7.33 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 7.37 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 7.55 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 7.7 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 7.64 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.72 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.9 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 8.05 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 8.21 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 8.32 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 8.53 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.8 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 8.81 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.76 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.93 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.08 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.34 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.43 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.75 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.98 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.03 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.25 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.24 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.51 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.8 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 10.81 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.99 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.15 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.17 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.34 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 11.22 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.23 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.74 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 11.68 | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.84 | 3.17 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.81 | 4.3 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.4 | 5.9 | 7.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.03 | 6.3 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.78 | 7.33 | 8.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.14 | 8.53 | 9.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.73 | 10.03 | 11.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.22 | 10.74 | 11.68 | 4 |
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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0497 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0523 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Republic of Korea?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Republic of Korea was 11.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.68 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 in 1950.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Republic of Korea ranks 7th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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