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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31
Korea, Rep.'s life expectancy stands at 83.63 as of 2024-12-31, up from 83.43 in 2023. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2024 (65 observations).
In 2024, Korea, Rep.'s life expectancy was 83.63, up from 83.43 in 2023.
In 2023, Korea, Rep.'s life expectancy was 83.43, up from 82.68 in 2022.
In 2022, Korea, Rep.'s life expectancy was 82.68, down from 83.53 in 2021.
In 2021, Korea, Rep.'s life expectancy was 83.53, up from 83.43 in 2020.
In 2020, Korea, Rep.'s life expectancy was 83.43, up from 83.23 in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.63 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | 83.43 | +0.7488 |
| 2022 | 82.68 | -0.8463 |
| 2021 | 83.53 | +0.1 |
| 2020 | 83.43 | +0.2 |
| 2019 | 83.23 | +0.6 |
| 2018 | 82.63 | +0 |
| 2017 | 82.63 | +0.3512 |
| 2016 | 82.28 | +0.2512 |
| 2015 | 82.02 | +0.3024 |
| 2014 | 81.72 | +0.4512 |
| 2013 | 81.27 | +0.4512 |
| 2012 | 80.82 | +0.2512 |
| 2011 | 80.57 | +0.4512 |
| 2010 | 80.12 | +0.1488 |
| 2009 | 79.97 | +0.4512 |
| 2008 | 79.52 | +0.3976 |
| 2007 | 79.12 | +0.4512 |
| 2006 | 78.67 | +0.5 |
| 2005 | 78.17 | +0.5024 |
| 2004 | 77.67 | +0.4512 |
| 2003 | 77.21 | +0.4488 |
| 2002 | 76.77 | +0.3537 |
| 2001 | 76.41 | +0.5024 |
| 2000 | 75.91 | +0.5 |
| 1999 | 75.41 | +0.4049 |
| 1998 | 75 | +0.4024 |
| 1997 | 74.6 | +0.4512 |
| 1996 | 74.15 | +0.4512 |
| 1995 | 73.7 | +0.3024 |
| 1994 | 73.4 | +0.4 |
| 1993 | 73 | +0.5 |
| 1992 | 72.5 | +0.4512 |
| 1991 | 72.05 | +0.4488 |
| 1990 | 71.6 | +0.5488 |
| 1989 | 71.05 | +0.5 |
| 1988 | 70.55 | +0.5512 |
| 1987 | 70 | +0.5512 |
| 1986 | 69.45 | +0.6512 |
| 1985 | 68.8 | +0.6 |
| 1984 | 68.2 | +0.6488 |
| 1983 | 67.55 | +0.4512 |
| 1982 | 67.1 | +0.5488 |
| 1981 | 66.55 | +0.5 |
| 1980 | 66.05 | +0.5 |
| 1979 | 65.55 | +0.3488 |
| 1978 | 65.2 | +0.2976 |
| 1977 | 64.9 | +0.3976 |
| 1976 | 64.5 | +0.3488 |
| 1975 | 64.15 | +0.3488 |
| 1974 | 63.8 | +0.3976 |
| 1973 | 63.41 | +0.3976 |
| 1972 | 63.01 | +0.3976 |
| 1971 | 62.61 | +0.4488 |
| 1970 | 62.16 | +0.6805 |
| 1969 | 61.48 | +0.5396 |
| 1968 | 60.94 | +0.0145 |
| 1967 | 60.93 | +5.41 |
| 1966 | 55.52 | -0.3416 |
| 1965 | 55.86 | +0.4723 |
| 1964 | 55.39 | +0.3668 |
| 1963 | 55.03 | -0.0295 |
| 1962 | 55.05 | +0.5781 |
| 1961 | 54.48 | +0.6793 |
| 1960 | 53.8 | — |
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Korea, Rep.'s life expectancy is 83.63 as of 2024-12-31, compared with 83.43 in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 83.63 (2024); the lowest is 53.8 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2024.
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