Life expectancy at birth in South Korea
Life expectancy at birth in South Korea was 83.6 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
South Korea, 2024
83.6
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
82.1 years
Position in 2024
14th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in South Korea over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.6 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 83.4 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 82.7 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 83.5 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 83.4 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 83.2 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 82.6 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 82.6 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 82.3 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 82.0 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 81.7 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 81.3 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 80.8 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 80.6 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 80.1 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 80.0 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 79.5 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 79.1 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 78.7 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 78.2 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 77.7 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 77.2 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 76.8 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 76.4 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 75.9 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 83.4 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 81.7 years, the figure has changed by +2.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, South Korea has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for South Korea
All statistics for South Korea
Life expectancy at birth, women
86.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
80.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
84.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
21.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
72.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
88
2023 · WHO