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Female life expectancy at birth in South Korea

Female life expectancy at birth in South Korea was 86.4 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.8 from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years86.4
Change on 2022+0.8
Rank8th of 215Countries ranked
Series high86.62021
Series low56.31960

Female life expectancy at birth in South Korea, 1960 to 2023

506070809019601970198019902000201020231960: 56.3 years1961: 57 years1962: 57.6 years1963: 57.7 years1964: 58.3 years1965: 59 years1966: 58.7 years1967: 64.8 years1968: 64.9 years1969: 65.4 years1970: 65.8 years1971: 66.3 years1972: 66.8 years1973: 67.3 years1974: 67.8 years1975: 68.2 years1976: 68.6 years1977: 69.1 years1978: 69.5 years1979: 69.9 years1980: 70.4 years1981: 70.9 years1982: 71.5 years1983: 71.9 years1984: 72.6 years1985: 73.2 years1986: 73.8 years1987: 74.3 years1988: 74.8 years1989: 75.3 years1990: 75.9 years1991: 76.4 years1992: 76.8 years1993: 77.3 years1994: 77.7 years1995: 77.9 years1996: 78.3 years1997: 78.7 years1998: 79 years1999: 79.2 years2000: 79.7 years2001: 80.1 years2002: 80.3 years2003: 80.8 years2004: 81.2 years2005: 81.6 years2006: 82.1 years2007: 82.5 years2008: 83 years2009: 83.4 years2010: 83.6 years2011: 84 years2012: 84.2 years2013: 84.6 years2014: 85 years2015: 85.2 years2016: 85.4 years2017: 85.7 years2018: 85.7 years2019: 86.3 years2020: 86.5 years2021: 86.6 years2022: 85.6 years2023: 86.4 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202386.4
202285.6
202186.6
202086.5
201986.3
201885.7
201785.7
201685.4
201585.2
201485
201384.6
201284.2
201184
201083.6
200983.4
200883
200782.5
200682.1
200581.6
200481.2
200380.8
200280.3
200180.1
200079.7
199979.2
199879
199778.7
199678.3
199577.9
199477.7
199377.3
199276.8
199176.4
199075.9
198975.3
198874.8
198774.3
198673.8
198573.2
198472.6
198371.9
198271.5
198170.9
198070.4
197969.9
197869.5
197769.1
197668.6
197568.2
197467.8
197367.3
197266.8
197166.3
197065.8
196965.4
196864.9
196764.8
196658.7
196559
196458.3
196357.7
196257.6
196157
196056.3

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn girl would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the female life expectancy at birth in South Korea?

Female life expectancy at birth in South Korea was 86.4 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.8 from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest female life expectancy at birth in South Korea?

86.6 years in 2021, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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