Australia vs North Korea
Australia vs North Korea: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 83.9 years in Australia and 73.6 years in North Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 10.3 years, or 1.14 times that in North Korea.
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What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Australia ranked 10 and North Korea ranked 126 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 92.6 years and North Korea at 83.8 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | Australia | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 83.9 | 73.6 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 82.8 | 73.6 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 83.6 | 73.4 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 83.7 | 72.8 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 83.2 | 72.9 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 83.3 | 73 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 82.7 | 73 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 82.8 | 73 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 82.6 | 72.8 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 82.5 | 72.5 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 82.6 | 71.9 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 82.3 | 71.3 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 82.1 | 70.8 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 82 | 70.3 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 81.7 | 69.7 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 81.4 | 69.3 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 81.2 | 69 | 69 |
| 2006 | 81.3 | 69.1 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 81.1 | 69.2 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 80.7 | 69.3 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 80.4 | 69.4 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 80.1 | 60.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 80 | 60.9 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 79.6 | 60.9 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 79.3 | 60.9 | 66 |
| 1998 | 79 | 60.9 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 78.6 | 60.9 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 78.3 | 60.8 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 78.3 | 60.8 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 77.9 | 70.5 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 78 | 70.8 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 77.5 | 71 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 77.5 | 70.7 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 77 | 70.5 | 64 |
| 1989 | 76.2 | 70.3 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 76.3 | 70.1 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 76.1 | 69.8 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 76.1 | 69.5 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 75.4 | 69.2 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 75.5 | 68.9 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 75.4 | 68.5 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 74.7 | 68.1 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 74.8 | 67.7 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 74.6 | 67.2 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 74.3 | 66.8 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 73.7 | 66.3 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 73.5 | 65.8 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 72.8 | 65.3 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 72.8 | 64.8 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 71.9 | 64.3 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 72.1 | 63.8 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 71.8 | 63.3 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 71.5 | 62.7 | 56 |
| 1970 | 70.7 | 62.1 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 71.1 | 61.4 | 56 |
| 1968 | 70.7 | 60.8 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 71.1 | 60.1 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 70.7 | 59.4 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 70.8 | 58.8 | 54 |
| 1964 | 70.6 | 58.2 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 71 | 57.6 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 70.9 | 57 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 71.1 | 56.4 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 70.9 | 55.8 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 70.4 | 55.2 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 70.9 | 54.5 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 70.3 | 53.7 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 70 | 52.8 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 70.2 | 51.8 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 69.9 | 50.6 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 69.7 | 40.3 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 69.1 | 32.8 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 68.7 | 17.7 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 69 | 14.2 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 69.1 | – | – |
| 1948 | 68.5 | – | – |
| 1947 | 68.5 | – | – |
| 1946 | 67.9 | – | – |
| 1945 | 68.4 | – | – |
| 1944 | 68 | – | – |
| 1943 | 66.3 | – | – |
| 1942 | 65.8 | 44.9 | – |
| 1941 | 66 | – | – |
| 1940 | 66.2 | – | – |
| 1939 | 65.7 | – | – |
| 1938 | 65.8 | 42.6 | – |
| 1937 | 65.7 | – | – |
| 1936 | 65.2 | – | – |
| 1935 | 65.1 | – | – |
| 1934 | 64.8 | – | – |
| 1933 | 65.4 | 37.4 | – |
| 1932 | 65.6 | – | – |
| 1931 | 65.3 | – | – |
| 1930 | 64.9 | – | – |
| 1929 | 63.1 | – | – |
| 1928 | 62.9 | 33.6 | – |
| 1927 | 62.8 | – | – |
| 1926 | 62.9 | – | – |
| 1925 | 63.2 | – | – |
| 1924 | 62.5 | – | – |
| 1923 | 61.7 | 29.5 | – |
| 1922 | 62.8 | – | – |
| 1921 | 61 | – | – |
| 1918 | – | 27 | – |
| 1913 | – | 25 | – |
| 1908 | – | 23.5 | – |
| 1905 | 57 | – | – |
| 1895 | 53 | – | – |
| 1885 | 49.1 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Australia | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.183.2–85 | 73.772.5–74.9 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 84.283–85.5 | 73.972.1–75.6 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 84.382.9–85.8 | 7471.8–76 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 84.582.9–86.3 | 74.171.6–76.4 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 84.682.7–86.5 | 74.271.4–76.7 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 84.882.8–86.9 | 74.371.4–77 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 84.982.7–87.1 | 74.571.2–77.3 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 8582.7–87.3 | 74.671.2–77.7 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 85.182.7–87.8 | 74.770.9–78 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 85.382.5–88 | 74.870.9–78.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 85.482.4–88.3 | 7570.7–78.7 | 75 |
| 2035 | 85.582.5–88.6 | 75.170.8–79.1 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 85.682.6–88.9 | 75.270.8–79.3 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 85.782.6–89.2 | 75.370.7–79.7 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 85.982.7–89.4 | 75.570.6–80 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 8682.8–89.6 | 75.670.7–80.3 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 86.182.9–89.8 | 75.770.7–80.4 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 86.282.9–89.9 | 75.970.5–80.5 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 86.382.8–90 | 7670.6–80.7 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 86.582.8–90.2 | 76.170.5–80.9 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 86.682.9–90.5 | 76.370.6–81.3 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 86.783–90.9 | 76.470.5–81.5 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 86.883.1–91 | 76.570.5–81.7 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 86.983.1–91.2 | 76.770.5–82 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 8783.2–91.4 | 76.870.4–82.3 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 87.183.2–91.5 | 76.970.3–82.5 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 87.383.2–91.7 | 77.170.3–82.7 | 77 |
| 2051 | 87.483.4–91.9 | 77.270.3–83 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 87.583.3–92.1 | 77.370.3–83.2 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 87.683.3–92.3 | 77.570.4–83.4 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 87.783.3–92.5 | 77.670.4–83.4 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 87.883.3–92.5 | 77.770.5–83.8 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 87.983.3–92.7 | 77.970.9–84 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 8883.3–92.9 | 7870.7–84.1 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 88.183.5–93 | 78.170.7–84.2 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 88.283.6–93.2 | 78.370.6–84.3 | 78 |
| 2060 | 88.483.6–93.3 | 78.471–84.8 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 88.583.8–93.6 | 78.670.9–84.8 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 88.683.9–93.8 | 78.770.9–85.1 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 88.783.7–94.1 | 78.871.2–85.3 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 88.883.7–94.1 | 7971.1–85.5 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 88.983.7–94.3 | 79.171.1–85.6 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 8983.8–94.5 | 79.271–85.8 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 89.183.7–94.8 | 79.471.1–86.1 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 89.283.8–94.8 | 79.571.3–86.2 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 89.383.8–95 | 79.771.3–86.1 | 79 |
| 2070 | 89.484–95.3 | 79.871.3–86.4 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 89.584.1–95.6 | 79.971.4–86.6 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 89.684.3–95.7 | 80.171.1–86.6 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 89.884.1–95.8 | 80.271.1–86.9 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 89.984.3–96 | 80.471.2–87.1 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 9084.3–96.4 | 80.571.3–87.1 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 90.184.3–96.4 | 80.671.2–87.4 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 90.284.3–96.7 | 80.871.2–87.6 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 90.384.3–96.9 | 80.971.4–87.8 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 90.484.2–97.2 | 8171.2–87.9 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 90.584.4–97.4 | 81.271.5–88.1 | 80 |
| 2081 | 90.684.4–97.5 | 81.371.5–88.5 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 90.784.4–97.5 | 81.471.7–88.6 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 90.884.6–97.8 | 81.671.7–88.4 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 90.984.5–97.8 | 81.771.9–88.7 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 9184.5–98.1 | 81.871.9–88.8 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 91.184.5–98.2 | 8272–89 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 91.284.6–98.4 | 82.171.9–89.1 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 91.384.6–98.6 | 82.372–89.2 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 91.584.7–98.7 | 82.472–89.3 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 91.684.7–98.9 | 82.572.2–89.6 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 91.784.9–99 | 82.672.1–89.7 | 81 |
| 2092 | 91.884.8–99.1 | 82.872.2–89.9 | 81 |
| 2093 | 91.984.9–99.1 | 82.971.9–89.9 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 9284.9–99.2 | 8372.2–90.1 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 92.184.8–99.4 | 83.272.3–90.3 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 92.284.8–99.5 | 83.372.4–90.6 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 92.385–99.6 | 83.472.2–90.7 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 92.485–99.9 | 83.572.3–90.9 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 92.585.1–100 | 83.772.4–91 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 92.684.9–100.2 | 83.872.6–91.2 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs North Korea
Health
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024North Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017North Korea: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017North Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023North Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023North Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023North Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025North Korea: 64.2% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023North Korea: 36.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023North Korea: 12% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023North Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025North Korea: $62 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020North Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022North Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020North Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025North Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025North Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025