Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1119 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1119
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
93rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5979
in 1950
All-time low
0.1106
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 0.1119.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.5979 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1106, in 2020.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 93rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5979 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5549 | -7.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4261 | -23.2% |
| 1953 | 0.3757 | -11.8% |
| 1954 | 0.3171 | -15.6% |
| 1955 | 0.3047 | -3.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2936 | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2839 | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.2756 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2683 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.2617 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2556 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2497 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2438 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2377 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2314 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2248 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2181 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2114 | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2048 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1984 | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1923 | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1864 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.181 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1758 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1709 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1661 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1615 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.157 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1528 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1486 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1445 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1406 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.137 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1336 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1305 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1278 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1259 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1234 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1215 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1198 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1179 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1166 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1195 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1229 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.22 | +79.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2189 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2178 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2169 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.216 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2153 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2148 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2143 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1273 | -40.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1275 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.128 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1284 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.129 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1279 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1269 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1252 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1235 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1216 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1195 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1172 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1156 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1148 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1133 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1126 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.111 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1106 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1125 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1122 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1119 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3698 | 0.2683 | 0.5979 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2339 | 0.2048 | 0.2617 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1742 | 0.1528 | 0.1984 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1333 | 0.1215 | 0.1486 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1686 | 0.1166 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1539 | 0.1269 | 0.2153 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1174 | 0.111 | 0.1252 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1118 | 0.1106 | 0.1125 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1119 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1328 (2023)
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% (2023)
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 1,673 (2017)
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 9.3% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.1119 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5979 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1106 in 2020.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.