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216 with data years Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026
Population GDP GDP per capita Inflation Unemployment Fertility rate Life expectancy Population growth GDP growth GDP per capita, PPP Population ages 65+ Urban population Labor force participation Youth unemployment Internet users Trade FDI net inflows Latest available values are shown for each country. Reference years may differ; this table is not a same-year ranking.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Follow the trend Country Afghanistan (AFG) Albania (ALB) Algeria (DZA) American Samoa (ASM) Andorra (AND) Angola (AGO) Antigua & Barbuda (ATG) Argentina (ARG) Armenia (ARM) Aruba (ABW) Australia (AUS) Austria (AUT) Azerbaijan (AZE) Bahamas (BHS) Bahrain (BHR) Bangladesh (BGD) Barbados (BRB) Belarus (BLR) Belgium (BEL) Belize (BLZ) Benin (BEN) Bermuda (BMU) Bhutan (BTN) Bolivia (BOL) Bosnia & Herzegovina (BIH) Botswana (BWA) Brazil (BRA) British Virgin Islands (VGB) Brunei (BRN) Bulgaria (BGR) Burkina Faso (BFA) Burundi (BDI) Cambodia (KHM) Cameroon (CMR) Canada (CAN) Cape Verde (CPV) Cayman Islands (CYM) Central African Republic (CAF) Chad (TCD) Chile (CHL) China (CHN) Colombia (COL) Comoros (COM) Congo - Brazzaville (COG) Congo - Kinshasa (COD) Costa Rica (CRI) Côte d’Ivoire (CIV) Croatia (HRV) Cuba (CUB) Curaçao (CUW) Cyprus (CYP) Czechia (CZE) Denmark (DNK) Djibouti (DJI) Dominica (DMA) Dominican Republic (DOM) Ecuador (ECU) Egypt (EGY) El Salvador (SLV) Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) Eritrea (ERI) Estonia (EST) Eswatini (SWZ) Ethiopia (ETH) Faroe Islands (FRO) Fiji (FJI) Finland (FIN) France (FRA) French Polynesia (PYF) Gabon (GAB) Gambia (GMB) Georgia (GEO) Germany (DEU) Ghana (GHA) Gibraltar (GIB) Greece (GRC) Greenland (GRL) Grenada (GRD) Guam (GUM) Guatemala (GTM) Guinea (GIN) Guinea-Bissau (GNB) Guyana (GUY) Haiti (HTI) Honduras (HND) Hong Kong SAR China (HKG) Hungary (HUN) Iceland (ISL) India (IND) Indonesia (IDN) Iran (IRN) Iraq (IRQ) Ireland (IRL) Isle of Man (IMN) Israel (ISR) Italy (ITA) Jamaica (JAM) Japan (JPN) Jordan (JOR) Kazakhstan (KAZ) Kenya (KEN) Kiribati (KIR) Kosovo (XKX) Kuwait (KWT) Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Laos (LAO) Latvia (LVA) Lebanon (LBN) Lesotho (LSO) Liberia (LBR) Libya (LBY) Liechtenstein (LIE) Lithuania (LTU) Luxembourg (LUX) Macao SAR China (MAC) Madagascar (MDG) Malawi (MWI) Malaysia (MYS) Maldives (MDV) Mali (MLI) Malta (MLT) Marshall Islands (MHL) Mauritania (MRT) Mauritius (MUS) Mexico (MEX) Micronesia (FSM) Moldova (MDA) Monaco (MCO) Mongolia (MNG) Montenegro (MNE) Morocco (MAR) Mozambique (MOZ) Myanmar (Burma) (MMR) Namibia (NAM) Nauru (NRU) Nepal (NPL) Netherlands (NLD) New Caledonia (NCL) New Zealand (NZL) Nicaragua (NIC) Niger (NER) Nigeria (NGA) North Korea (PRK) North Macedonia (MKD) Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Norway (NOR) Oman (OMN) Pakistan (PAK) Palau (PLW) Palestinian Territories (PSE) Panama (PAN) Papua New Guinea (PNG) Paraguay (PRY) Peru (PER) Philippines (PHL) Poland (POL) Portugal (PRT) Puerto Rico (PRI) Qatar (QAT) Romania (ROU) Russia (RUS) Rwanda (RWA) Samoa (WSM) San Marino (SMR) São Tomé & Príncipe (STP) Saudi Arabia (SAU) Senegal (SEN) Serbia (SRB) Seychelles (SYC) Sierra Leone (SLE) Singapore (SGP) Sint Maarten (SXM) Slovakia (SVK) Slovenia (SVN) Solomon Islands (SLB) Somalia (SOM) South Africa (ZAF) South Korea (KOR) South Sudan (SSD) Spain (ESP) Sri Lanka (LKA) St. Kitts & Nevis (KNA) St. Lucia (LCA) St. Martin (MAF) St. Vincent & Grenadines (VCT) Sudan (SDN) Suriname (SUR) Sweden (SWE) Switzerland (CHE) Syria (SYR) Tajikistan (TJK) Tanzania (TZA) Thailand (THA) Timor-Leste (TLS) Togo (TGO) Tonga (TON) Trinidad & Tobago (TTO) Tunisia (TUN) Türkiye (TUR) Turkmenistan (TKM) Turks & Caicos Islands (TCA) Tuvalu (TUV) U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR) Uganda (UGA) Ukraine (UKR) United Arab Emirates (ARE) United Kingdom (GBR) United States (USA) Uruguay (URY) Uzbekistan (UZB) Vanuatu (VUT) Venezuela (VEN) Vietnam (VNM) Yemen (YEM) Zambia (ZMB) Zimbabwe (ZWE) 2025 —
South Korea · Life expectancy 78.17 79.66 81.15 82.64 84.13 2006 2012 2019 2025 View chart data REFERENCE-YEAR COMPARISON
Life expectancy in 2024 Reference year: 2024 Coverage: 216 / 216 countries & economies
The most recent year with observations for at least 80% of all 216 countries & economies. Only values from this year are compared; missing observations are excluded.
Lists show up to five countries & economies with observations in this year. Equal values are ordered by country code.
About this indicator What it measures Expected years of life at birth if the reference year's mortality rates persisted throughout life.
How to interpret it Higher values reflect lower mortality across ages; deaths early in life have a particularly large effect.
Important limitation This is a population measure, not a personal lifespan forecast or the average age at death.
Year-on-year change compares consecutive observed years only. Percentage-based indicators show percentage-point differences; other indicators show percentage change. Missing values remain missing.
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