Life expectancy at age 15 in South Korea
South Korea: Life expectancy at age 15 was 93.22 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in South Korea, 1950–2100
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 93.22 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in South Korea peaked at 93.22 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 36.29 years, in 1950.
That places South Korea 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.71 years | 36.29 years | 62.6 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.02 years | 61.97 years | 67.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.25 years | 67.23 years | 69.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.48 years | 67.97 years | 72.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.38 years | 72.5 years | 76.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.91 years | 76.98 years | 80.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.68 years | 81.14 years | 84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.54 years | 83.02 years | 85.19 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 85.78 years | 85.29 years | 86.27 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 86.88 years | 86.38 years | 87.39 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 88 years | 87.5 years | 88.5 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 89.11 years | 88.61 years | 89.61 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 90.23 years | 89.72 years | 90.73 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 91.37 years | 90.84 years | 91.91 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 92.57 years | 92.02 years | 93.11 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 93.22 years | 93.22 years | 93.22 years | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in South Korea?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in South Korea was 93.22 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.22 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.29 years in 1950.
- How does South Korea rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- South Korea ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.