Life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Life expectancy at birth, female was 70.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan is 70.32 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan peaked at 70.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.99 years, in 1960.
Pakistan ranks 173rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.99 years | — |
| 1961 | 42.82 years | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 43.74 years | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 44.76 years | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 46.11 years | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 46.79 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 48.28 years | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 49.45 years | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 50.44 years | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 51.28 years | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 52.03 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 50.05 years | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 53.19 years | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 53.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 53.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 54.6 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 55.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 55.78 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 56.57 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 57.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 58.18 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 58.92 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 59.52 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 59.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 60.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 60.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 60.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 60.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 60.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 60.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 60.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 60.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 60.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 60.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 60.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 61.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 61.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 62.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 62.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 63.34 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 64.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 64.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 63.93 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 65.46 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 65.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 67.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.45 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 68.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 69.93 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 70.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.32 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.57 years | 41.99 years | 51.28 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.23 years | 50.05 years | 57.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.84 years | 58.18 years | 60.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.28 years | 60.83 years | 62.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.66 years | 62.94 years | 66.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.97 years | 66.75 years | 69.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.43 years | 68.3 years | 70.32 years | 5 |
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 944.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4132 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1773 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.2929 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1852 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Pakistan was 70.32 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.32 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.99 years in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Pakistan ranks 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.