Life Expectancy at Birth in Pakistan
Pakistan: Life Expectancy at Birth was 67.8 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Pakistan, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 67.8 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Pakistan peaked at 67.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.1, in 1960.
Pakistan ranks 168th of 216 countries on this measure, 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 | 44.1 | 52.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.21 | 49 | 56.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.72 | 57.2 | 59.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.39 | 59.73 | 61.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.07 | 61.9 | 64.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.54 | 64.38 | 66.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.87 | 65.7 | 67.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Pakistan?
- Life expectancy at birth in Pakistan was 67.8 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1 in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Pakistan ranks 168th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.