Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for South Korea

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for South Korea was 83.43 years. A difference of +0.75 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for South Korea were 80.6 years and 86.4 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 South Korea for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for South Korea (Years)
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Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for South Korea (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 53.8 51.38 56.34
1961 54.48 52.03 57.05
1962 55.06 52.65 57.58
1963 55.03 52.5 57.67
1964 55.39 52.66 58.26
1965 55.87 52.89 58.99
1966 55.52 52.46 58.74
1967 60.93 57.24 64.8
1968 60.94 57.15 64.92
1969 61.48 57.72 65.44
1970 62.16 58.7 65.8
1971 62.61 59.1 66.3
1972 63.01 59.4 66.8
1973 63.41 59.7 67.3
1974 63.81 60 67.8
1975 64.15 60.3 68.2
1976 64.5 60.6 68.6
1977 64.9 60.9 69.1
1978 65.2 61.1 69.5
1979 65.55 61.4 69.9
1980 66.05 61.9 70.4
1981 66.55 62.4 70.9
1982 67.1 62.9 71.5
1983 67.55 63.4 71.9
1984 68.19 64 72.6
1985 68.8 64.6 73.2
1986 69.45 65.3 73.8
1987 70 65.9 74.3
1988 70.55 66.5 74.8
1989 71.05 67 75.3
1990 71.6 67.5 75.9
1991 72.05 67.9 76.4
1992 72.5 68.4 76.8
1993 73 68.9 77.3
1994 73.4 69.3 77.7
1995 73.7 69.7 77.9
1996 74.15 70.2 78.3
1997 74.6 70.7 78.7
1998 75.01 71.2 79
1999 75.41 71.8 79.2
2000 75.91 72.3 79.7
2001 76.41 72.9 80.1
2002 76.77 73.4 80.3
2003 77.22 73.8 80.8
2004 77.67 74.3 81.2
2005 78.17 74.9 81.6
2006 78.67 75.4 82.1
2007 79.12 75.9 82.5
2008 79.52 76.2 83
2009 79.97 76.7 83.4
2010 80.12 76.8 83.6
2011 80.57 77.3 84
2012 80.82 77.6 84.2
2013 81.27 78.1 84.6
2014 81.72 78.6 85
2015 82.02 79 85.2
2016 82.28 79.3 85.4
2017 82.63 79.7 85.7
2018 82.63 79.7 85.7
2019 83.23 80.3 86.3
2020 83.43 80.5 86.5
2021 83.53 80.6 86.6
2022 82.68 79.9 85.6
2023 83.43 80.6 86.4