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East Asia & Pacific · Country statistics

Korea, Rep.

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population51.68M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$1.87T2025 · current US$GDP per capita$36.23K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth83.62024 · yearsInternet use97.9%2024 · % of populationForest area64.1%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
83.6

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Korea, Rep.2024 · 83.6
020.9141.8162.7283.631960199320251960: 53.81961: 54.51962: 55.11963: 551964: 55.41965: 55.91966: 55.51967: 60.91968: 60.91969: 61.51970: 62.21971: 62.61972: 631973: 63.41974: 63.81975: 64.21976: 64.51977: 64.91978: 65.21979: 65.51980: 661981: 66.51982: 67.11983: 67.51984: 68.21985: 68.81986: 69.41987: 701988: 70.51989: 711990: 71.61991: 721992: 72.51993: 731994: 73.41995: 73.71996: 74.21997: 74.61998: 751999: 75.42000: 75.92001: 76.42002: 76.82003: 77.22004: 77.72005: 78.22006: 78.72007: 79.12008: 79.52009: 802010: 80.12011: 80.62012: 80.82013: 81.32014: 81.72015: 822016: 82.32017: 82.62018: 82.62019: 83.22020: 83.42021: 83.52022: 82.72023: 83.42024: 83.6

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Korea, Rep. in perspective

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Capital
Seoul
Country code
KOR

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