Korea Average Life Expectancy 1960-2025
71.4
65 data points
Life expectancy at birth, total · World Bank
Korea's average life expectancy from 1960 to 2025 was 71.4, based on 65 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
| 2025 |
83.1 |
−0.3 |
17th |
| 2023 |
83.4 |
+0.7 |
13th |
| 2022 |
82.7 |
−0.8 |
19th |
| 2021 |
83.5 |
+0.1 |
8th |
| 2020 |
83.4 |
+0.2 |
6th |
| 2019 |
83.2 |
+0.6 |
12th |
| 2018 |
82.6 |
+0.0 |
20th |
| 2017 |
82.6 |
+0.4 |
15th |
| 2016 |
82.3 |
+0.3 |
20th |
| 2015 |
82.0 |
+0.3 |
22nd |
| 2014 |
81.7 |
+0.5 |
24th |
| 2013 |
81.3 |
+0.5 |
30th |
| 2012 |
80.8 |
+0.3 |
31st |
| 2011 |
80.6 |
+0.5 |
34th |
| 2010 |
80.1 |
+0.1 |
34th |
| 2009 |
80.0 |
+0.5 |
34th |
| 2008 |
79.5 |
+0.4 |
36th |
| 2007 |
79.1 |
+0.5 |
36th |
| 2006 |
78.7 |
+0.5 |
39th |
| 2005 |
78.2 |
+0.5 |
40th |
| 2004 |
77.7 |
+0.5 |
42nd |
| 2003 |
77.2 |
+0.4 |
44th |
| 2002 |
76.8 |
+0.4 |
47th |
| 2001 |
76.4 |
+0.5 |
46th |
| 2000 |
75.9 |
+0.5 |
47th |
| 1999 |
75.4 |
+0.4 |
45th |
| 1998 |
75.0 |
+0.4 |
45th |
| 1997 |
74.6 |
+0.5 |
49th |
| 1996 |
74.2 |
+0.5 |
49th |
| 1995 |
73.7 |
+0.3 |
51st |
| 1994 |
73.4 |
+0.4 |
55th |
| 1993 |
73.0 |
+0.5 |
56th |
| 1992 |
72.5 |
+0.5 |
60th |
| 1991 |
72.0 |
+0.4 |
62nd |
| 1990 |
71.6 |
+0.5 |
67th |
| 1989 |
71.0 |
+0.5 |
71st |
| 1988 |
70.5 |
+0.6 |
82nd |
| 1987 |
70.0 |
+0.6 |
85th |
| 1986 |
69.4 |
+0.7 |
89th |
| 1985 |
68.8 |
+0.6 |
95th |
| 1984 |
68.2 |
+0.6 |
98th |
| 1983 |
67.5 |
+0.5 |
99th |
| 1982 |
67.1 |
+0.5 |
100th |
| 1981 |
66.5 |
+0.5 |
100th |
| 1980 |
66.0 |
+0.5 |
103rd |
| 1979 |
65.5 |
+0.3 |
103rd |
| 1978 |
65.2 |
+0.3 |
103rd |
| 1977 |
64.9 |
+0.4 |
103rd |
| 1976 |
64.5 |
+0.3 |
102nd |
| 1975 |
64.2 |
+0.3 |
101st |
| 1974 |
63.8 |
+0.4 |
99th |
| 1973 |
63.4 |
+0.4 |
100th |
| 1972 |
63.0 |
+0.4 |
101st |
| 1971 |
62.6 |
+0.4 |
104th |
| 1970 |
62.2 |
+0.7 |
103rd |
| 1969 |
61.5 |
+0.5 |
103rd |
| 1968 |
60.9 |
+0.0 |
104th |
| 1967 |
60.9 |
+5.4 |
104th |
| 1966 |
55.5 |
−0.3 |
129th |
| 1965 |
55.9 |
+0.5 |
125th |
| 1964 |
55.4 |
+0.4 |
122nd |
| 1963 |
55.0 |
−0.0 |
122nd |
| 1962 |
55.1 |
+0.6 |
119th |
| 1961 |
54.5 |
+0.7 |
117th |
| 1960 |
53.8 |
– |
117th |
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