Life expectancy at birth, total in Pakistan
Pakistan: Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Pakistan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Pakistan stood at 67.8 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Pakistan peaked at 67.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.1 years, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 66.87 years | 65.7 years | 67.8 years | 5 |
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More health data for Pakistan
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 3.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 2.93 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 2.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Pakistan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Pakistan was 67.8 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1 years in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Pakistan ranks 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.