Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for North Korea

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for North Korea was 73.64 years. Same as 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for North Korea were 71.46 years and 75.74 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of North Korea for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for North Korea (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for North Korea (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	55.81	53.64	57.6
1961	56.41	54.19	58.21
1962	57	54.76	58.82
1963	57.58	55.31	59.41
1964	58.17	55.88	60.01
1965	58.79	56.48	60.63
1966	59.42	57.1	61.27
1967	60.09	57.75	61.94
1968	60.76	58.4	62.62
1969	61.41	59.03	63.29
1970	62.05	59.63	63.95
1971	62.66	60.21	64.58
1972	63.25	60.77	65.2
1973	63.82	61.3	65.78
1974	64.33	61.77	66.35
1975	64.83	62.22	66.88
1976	65.33	62.66	67.42
1977	65.81	63.12	67.92
1978	66.29	63.56	68.44
1979	66.75	63.99	68.92
1980	67.21	64.41	69.41
1981	67.66	64.83	69.89
1982	68.09	65.23	70.35
1983	68.5	65.61	70.79
1984	68.88	65.96	71.2
1985	69.23	66.27	71.58
1986	69.54	66.55	71.92
1987	69.77	66.74	72.18
1988	70.05	67	72.5
1989	70.27	67.19	72.75
1990	70.48	67.37	73
1991	70.72	67.57	73.28
1992	71.01	67.51	73.79
1993	70.79	67.03	73.79
1994	70.47	66.45	73.69
1995	60.77	57.45	63.59
1996	60.82	57.49	63.68
1997	60.87	57.54	63.76
1998	60.89	57.55	63.81
1999	60.91	57.58	63.87
2000	60.91	57.59	63.9
2001	60.89	57.58	63.91
2002	60.88	57.58	63.92
2003	69.4	65.49	72.95
2004	69.29	65.39	72.9
2005	69.17	65.27	72.81
2006	69.06	65.18	72.74
2007	69.02	65.22	72.64
2008	69.3	65.63	72.79
2009	69.7	66.24	72.96
2010	70.25	67.01	73.26
2011	70.77	67.74	73.57
2012	71.32	68.47	73.92
2013	71.87	69.19	74.3
2014	72.45	69.98	74.68
2015	72.83	70.44	74.99
2016	72.97	70.54	75.2
2017	73.03	70.44	75.46
2018	73.02	70.28	75.64
2019	72.93	69.94	75.86
2020	72.78	69.85	75.69
2021	73.44	71.28	75.49
2022	73.64	71.46	75.72
2023	73.64	71.46	75.74