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Life Expectancy / South Korea
Population & Society

South Korea Life Expectancy

South Korea life expectancy data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 83.63 years.
COUNTRY: South Korea
UNIT: years
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-29 05:08:47
Economy Data Rating
South Korea · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
84 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 21.5 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18 / 20
External stability 12.1 / 15
Financial robustness 11.7 / 15
Structural stability 10 / 10
Future capacity 10 / 10
Demographic capacity 2.5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 87% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2024 1960– 2024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Korea · life expectancy at birth.

1960–2024
83.63 years
83.43 years
82.95 years
8 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
life expectancy rate reference line

Countries by life expectancy

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Hong Kong 85.39
Kuwait 84.58
Switzerland 84.41
Sweden 84.06
Japan 84.04
Italy 83.95
Spain 83.89
South Korea 83.63

Interpretation

short note

This social and demographic indicator helps place economic development in population context.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
China 78.02
India 72.24
Japan 84.04
United States 78.89
Germany 80.79

Related indicators

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GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SP.DYN.LE00.IN

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-29 05:08:47

South Korea Snapshot

country profile
Population 51.75 m
GDP 1872.37 bn
Debt/GDP 48.55%
Inflation 2.12%
Unemployment 2.68%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group High income

South Korea Life Expectancy: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Life Expectancy for South Korea. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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