South Korea - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in South Korea

In 2024 the life expectancy in South Korea increased to 83.7 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 86.6 years and for men 80.8 years.

South Korea’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 10th in 2023 to 11th in 2024.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in South Korea over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2023, when it was 83.5 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2014, when it was 81.8 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in South Korea. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about South Korea in South Korean economy.

South Korea - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2024	86.60	80.80	83.70
2023	86.40	80.60	83.50
2022	85.60	79.90	82.70
2021	86.60	80.60	83.60
2020	86.50	80.50	83.50
2019	86.30	80.30	83.30
2018	85.70	79.70	82.70
2017	85.70	79.70	82.70
2016	85.40	79.30	82.40
2015	85.20	79.00	82.10
2014	85.00	78.60	81.80
2013	84.60	78.10	81.40
2012	84.20	77.60	80.90
2011	84.00	77.30	80.60
2010	83.60	76.80	80.20
2009	83.40	76.70	80.00
2008	83.00	76.20	79.60
2007	82.50	75.90	79.20
2006	82.10	75.40	78.80
2005	81.60	74.90	78.20
2004	81.20	74.30	77.80
2003	80.80	73.80	77.30
2002	80.30	73.40	76.80
2001	80.10	72.90	76.50
2000	79.70	72.30	76.00
1999	79.20	71.80	75.50
1998	79.00	71.20	75.10
1997	78.70	70.70	74.70
1996	78.30	70.20	74.20
1995	77.90	69.70	73.80
1994	77.70	69.30	73.50
1993	77.30	68.90	73.10
1992	76.80	68.40	72.60
1991	76.40	67.90	72.20
1990	75.90	67.50	71.70
1989	75.30	67.00	71.20
1988	74.80	66.50	70.70
1987	74.30	65.90	70.10
1986	73.80	65.30	69.50
1985	73.20	64.60	68.90
1984	72.60	64.00	68.30
1983	71.90	63.40	67.70
1982	71.50	62.90	67.20
1981	70.90	62.40	66.70
1980	70.40	61.90	66.10
1979	69.90	61.40	65.60
1978	69.50	61.10	65.30
1977	69.10	60.90	65.00
1976	68.60	60.60	64.60
1975	68.20	60.30	64.20
1974	67.80	60.00	63.90
1973	67.30	59.70	63.50
1972	66.80	59.40	63.10
1971	66.30	59.10	62.70
1970	65.80	58.70	62.30
1969	65.44	57.72	61.48
1968	64.92	57.15	60.94
1967	64.80	57.24	60.93
1966	58.74	52.46	55.52
1965	58.99	52.89	55.86
1964	58.26	52.66	55.39
1963	57.67	52.50	55.03
1962	57.58	52.65	55.05
1961	57.05	52.03	54.48
1960	56.34	51.38	53.80

South Korea - Life expectancy at birth