Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Pakistan
Pakistan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 41.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
41.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
67th
of 236 countries
All-time high
53.8%
in 1961
All-time low
40.4%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Pakistan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Pakistan is 41.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Pakistan peaked at 53.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2020.
That places Pakistan 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 51.7% | — |
| 1951 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 53.0% | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 53.3% | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 53.7% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 53.0% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 52.9% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 52.5% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 52.1% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 51.8% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 51.5% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 51.3% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 47.5% | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 50.7% | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 50.3% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 49.6% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 49.1% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 48.6% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 48.1% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 47.4% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 46.9% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 46.5% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 46.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 46.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 46.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 41.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 41.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.5%, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.7% | 51.7% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.8% | 51.5% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.3% | 47.4% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 46.2% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 46.5% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 42.9% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 41.8% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.4% | 41.4% | 4 |
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Pakistan?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Pakistan was 41.4% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2020.
- How does Pakistan rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Pakistan ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.