Life expectancy at birth in Pakistan
Pakistan: Life expectancy at birth was 67.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth 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 at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth 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.
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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More health data for Pakistan
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 849 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 849 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Pakistan?
- Life expectancy at birth 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 at birth recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.25 years in 1950.
- How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Pakistan ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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