Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in North Korea
At age 65, people in North Korea could expect to live 16.0 more years in 2023.
North Korea, 2023 (latest estimate)
16.0
Change from 2022
0%
Projection for 2030
16.3 years
Projection for 2050
17.6 years
Projection for 2100
22.0 years
Position in 2023
121st of 216
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in North Korea over time
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | North Korea |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 22.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 21.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 21.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 20.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 20.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 19.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 19.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 18.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 18.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 18.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 17.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 17.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 16.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 16.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 16.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 16.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 16.0 years |
| 2022 | 16.0 years |
| 2021 | 15.9 years |
| 2020 | 15.5 years |
| 2019 | 15.7 years |
| 2018 | 15.7 years |
| 2017 | 15.7 years |
| 2016 | 15.7 years |
| 2015 | 15.6 years |
| 2014 | 15.4 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0% from 16.0 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 15.2 years, the figure has changed by +5.4%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, North Korea has the 121st highest value.