Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 19.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Pakistan, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Pakistan is 19.68 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Pakistan peaked at 19.68 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.07 years, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.07 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 14.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 14.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 14.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 14.55 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 14.74 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 14.88 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 15.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 15.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 15.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 14.19 years | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 15.29 years | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 15.29 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.27 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 15.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 15.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 15.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 15.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 15.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 15.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 15.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 15.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 15.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 15.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 15.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.81 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 15.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 15.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 15.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 15.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.8 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.65 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 15.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 15.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.87 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.72 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.84 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.82 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.81 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 15.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.66 years | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 15.13 years | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 16.11 years | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 16.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.68 years | +21.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 19.68 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.3 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 19.68 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.37 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.56 years | 14.07 years | 15.12 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.21 years | 14.19 years | 15.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.77 years | 15.55 years | 15.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.76 years | 15.65 years | 15.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.83 years | 15.72 years | 15.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.91 years | 15.8 years | 16.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.34 years | 14.66 years | 19.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 182,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Pakistan?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Pakistan was 19.68 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.68 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 years in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Pakistan ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.