In 2022, the average life expectancy at birth in South Korea was 82.7 years. This represents a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Life expectancy has increased steadily since 2008, when it was 80.2 years. Overall, women show higher life expectancies than men, a difference of around six years.
Life expectancy at birth in South Korea from 1970 to 2022
(in years)
Characteristic
Life expectancy in years
2022
82.7
2021
83.6
2020
83.5
2019
83.3
2018
82.7
2017
82.7
2016
82.4
2015
82.1
2014
81.8
2013
81.4
2012
80.9
2011
80.6
2010
80.2
2009
80
2008
79.6
2007
79.2
2006
78.8
2005
78.2
2004
77.8
2003
77.3
2002
76.8
2001
76.5
2000
76
1999
75.5
1998
75.1
1997
74.7
1996
74.2
1995
73.8
1994
73.5
1993
73.1
1992
72.6
1991
72.2
1990
71.7
1989
71.2
1988
70.7
1987
70.1
1986
69.5
1985
68.9
1984
68.3
1983
67.7
1982
67.2
1981
66.7
1980
66.1
1979
65.6
1978
65.3
1977
65
1976
64.6
1975
64.2
1974
63.9
1973
63.5
1972
63.1
1971
62.7
1970
62.3
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Statistics Korea. (December 4, 2023). Life expectancy at birth in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/976019/south-korea-life-expectancy-at-birth/
Statistics Korea. "Life expectancy at birth in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in years)." Chart. December 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976019/south-korea-life-expectancy-at-birth/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Life expectancy at birth in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976019/south-korea-life-expectancy-at-birth/
Statistics Korea. "Life Expectancy at Birth in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976019/south-korea-life-expectancy-at-birth/
Statistics Korea, Life expectancy at birth in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976019/south-korea-life-expectancy-at-birth/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Life expectancy at birth in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in years) [Graph], Statistics Korea, December 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/976019/south-korea-life-expectancy-at-birth/
