Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 67.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.65 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
187th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.65 years
in 2023
All-time low
34.25 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 67.65 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 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 vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan peaked at 67.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.25 years, in 1950.
Pakistan ranks 187th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 34.25 years | — |
| 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 | 48.49 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 | +0.7% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 66.63 years | 65.7 years | 67.65 years | 4 |
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- 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)
- 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 vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan was 67.65 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.25 years in 1950.
- How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.