Life expectancy in Pakistan
Pakistan: Life expectancy was 67.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Pakistan, 1921–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Pakistan stood at 67.65 years. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Pakistan peaked at 67.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.13 years, in 1921.
Pakistan ranks 187th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 20.13 years | — |
| 1931 | 26.75 years | +32.9% |
| 1941 | 31.76 years | +18.7% |
| 1950 | 34.25 years | +7.8% |
| 1951 | 35.38 years | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 36.5 years | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 37.6 years | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 38.6 years | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 39.61 years | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 40.62 years | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 41.55 years | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 42.47 years | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 43.33 years | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 44.1 years | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 44.96 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 45.85 years | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 46.76 years | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 47.83 years | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 48.5 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 49.8 years | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 50.76 years | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 51.62 years | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 52.32 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 52.94 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 49 years | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 53.82 years | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 54.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 54.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 54.72 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 55.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 55.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 56.07 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 56.61 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 57.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 57.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 58.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 58.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 58.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 59.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 59.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 59.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 59.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 59.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 59.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 59.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 60.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 60.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 61.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 61.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 63.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.42 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.62 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 63.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 65.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.7 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 65.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.42 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 67.65 years | +0.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 67.65 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 67.65 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | +32.9% | 20.13 years | 26.75 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 20.13 years | 20.13 years | 20.13 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 26.75 years | 26.75 years | 26.75 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 31.76 years | 31.76 years | 31.76 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 38.99 years | 34.25 years | 43.33 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.25 years | 44.1 years | 52.32 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.21 years | 49 years | 56.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.72 years | 57.2 years | 59.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.39 years | 59.73 years | 61.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.07 years | 61.9 years | 64.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.54 years | 64.38 years | 66.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.64 years | 65.7 years | 67.65 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Pakistan?
- Life expectancy in Pakistan was 67.65 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.13 years in 1921.
- How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy?
- Pakistan ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.