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Life expectancy at birth in South Korea

Life expectancy at birth in South Korea was 83.63 years in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 215 countries in 2024.

2024, years83.63
Change on 2023+0.2
Rank14th of 215Countries ranked
Series high83.632024
Series low53.81960

Life expectancy at birth in South Korea, 1960 to 2024

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506070809019601970198019902000201020241960: 53.8 years1961: 54.48 years1962: 55.05 years1963: 55.03 years1964: 55.39 years1965: 55.86 years1966: 55.52 years1967: 60.93 years1968: 60.94 years1969: 61.48 years1970: 62.16 years1971: 62.61 years1972: 63.01 years1973: 63.41 years1974: 63.8 years1975: 64.15 years1976: 64.5 years1977: 64.9 years1978: 65.2 years1979: 65.55 years1980: 66.05 years1981: 66.55 years1982: 67.1 years1983: 67.55 years1984: 68.2 years1985: 68.8 years1986: 69.45 years1987: 70 years1988: 70.55 years1989: 71.05 years1990: 71.6 years1991: 72.05 years1992: 72.5 years1993: 73 years1994: 73.4 years1995: 73.7 years1996: 74.15 years1997: 74.6 years1998: 75 years1999: 75.41 years2000: 75.91 years2001: 76.41 years2002: 76.77 years2003: 77.21 years2004: 77.67 years2005: 78.17 years2006: 78.67 years2007: 79.12 years2008: 79.52 years2009: 79.97 years2010: 80.12 years2011: 80.57 years2012: 80.82 years2013: 81.27 years2014: 81.72 years2015: 82.02 years2016: 82.28 years2017: 82.63 years2018: 82.63 years2019: 83.23 years2020: 83.43 years2021: 83.53 years2022: 82.68 years2023: 83.43 years2024: 83.63 years
years. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 65 values
Periodyears
202483.63
202383.43
202282.68
202183.53
202083.43
201983.23
201882.63
201782.63
201682.28
201582.02
201481.72
201381.27
201280.82
201180.57
201080.12
200979.97
200879.52
200779.12
200678.67
200578.17
200477.67
200377.21
200276.77
200176.41
200075.91
199975.41
199875
199774.6
199674.15
199573.7
199473.4
199373
199272.5
199172.05
199071.6
198971.05
198870.55
198770
198669.45
198568.8
198468.2
198367.55
198267.1
198166.55
198066.05
197965.55
197865.2
197764.9
197664.5
197564.15
197463.8
197363.41
197263.01
197162.61
197062.16
196961.48
196860.94
196760.93
196655.52
196555.86
196455.39
196355.03
196255.05
196154.48
196053.8

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.

United States: NCHS period life tables. National figures from 1900 to 1932 cover only the states then in the death registration area. State figures are available for 2018 to 2021.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the life expectancy in South Korea?

Life expectancy at birth in South Korea was 83.63 years in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 215 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest life expectancy in South Korea?

83.63 years in 2024, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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