Pakistan vs Poland: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 67.7 years in Pakistan and 78.6 years in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Poland, by 11 years, or 1.16 times that in Pakistan.

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What the numbers say

Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Pakistan at 78.2 years and Poland at 89 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Pakistan	Poland	World
2023	67.7	78.6	73.2
2022	67.4	77.9	72.6
2021	65.8	75.6	70.9
2020	65.7	76.6	71.9
2019	66.7	77.9	72.6
2018	66.5	77.6	72.4
2017	66.2	77.7	72.1
2016	65.9	77.6	71.9
2015	65.6	77.6	71.6
2014	65.4	77.3	71.4
2013	65.1	77.1	71.1
2012	64.9	76.8	70.8
2011	64.7	76.6	70.4
2010	64.4	76.3	70.1
2009	64.2	75.9	69.7
2008	64	75.6	69.3
2007	63.8	75.4	69
2006	63.6	75.3	68.6
2005	62.4	75.1	68.1
2004	63.1	74.9	67.7
2003	62.8	74.8	67.4
2002	62.6	74.5	67.1
2001	62.2	74.2	66.8
2000	61.9	73.7	66.4
1999	61.5	73.2	66
1998	61.1	72.9	65.7
1997	60.6	72.6	65.5
1996	60.5	72.3	65.2
1995	60.3	72	64.9
1994	60.2	71.7	64.3
1993	60.1	71.3	64.4
1992	60	70.9	64.3
1991	59.9	70.7	64.1
1990	59.7	70.6	64
1989	59.5	70.8	63.8
1988	59.4	70.8	63.4
1987	59.2	70.8	63.2
1986	59.2	70.6	62.7
1985	59.1	70.5	62.2
1984	58.9	70.6	61.9
1983	58.7	70.8	61.5
1982	58.3	70.9	61.3
1981	57.8	70.6	60.9
1980	57.2	70.5	60.5
1979	56.6	70.3	60.2
1978	56.1	70.4	59.5
1977	55.5	70.3	59.2
1976	55.1	70.4	58.6
1975	54.7	70.6	58.3
1974	54.3	70.7	58.1
1973	54.1	70.7	57.7
1972	53.8	70.1	57.2
1971	49	69.8	56
1970	52.9	69.6	56.3
1969	52.3	69.8	56
1968	51.6	69.8	55.6
1967	50.8	69.9	55.1
1966	49.8	69.7	54.6
1965	48.5	69.4	54
1964	47.8	68.9	54.3
1963	46.8	68.3	53.7
1962	45.9	68	53.2
1961	45	67.8	50.4
1960	44.1	67.1	47.8
1959	43.3	66.4	49.6
1958	42.5	64.9	51.6
1957	41.6	64.4	51.1
1956	40.6	63.4	50.7
1955	39.6	63.1	50.2
1954	38.6	62.3	49.7
1953	37.6	61.3	48.8
1952	36.5	59.7	48.2
1951	35.4	58.9	47.1
1950	34.3	58.3	46.4
1941	31.8	–	–
1931	26.8	49.8	–
1921	20.1	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Pakistan	Poland	World
2024	67.866.4–69.1	78.877.9–79.7	73.3
2025	67.966–70	7977.6–80.4	73.5
2026	68.165.7–70.4	79.277.5–80.8	73.8
2027	68.265.4–70.9	79.377.4–81.2	73.9
2028	68.465.2–71.4	79.577.4–81.6	74.1
2029	68.565.1–71.8	79.777.3–82	74.2
2030	68.665.1–72.3	79.977.2–82.2	74.4
2031	68.865.1–72.7	8077.2–82.6	74.5
2032	68.964.9–73	80.277.1–82.9	74.7
2033	6964.7–73.2	80.477.1–83.1	74.8
2034	69.264.7–73.7	80.577.2–83.4	75
2035	69.364.6–74.1	80.777.3–83.7	75.1
2036	69.464.4–74.4	80.977.3–84	75.3
2037	69.664.6–74.7	8177.3–84.3	75.4
2038	69.764.4–74.9	81.277.3–84.5	75.5
2039	69.864.7–75.1	81.377.5–84.8	75.7
2040	7064.6–75.4	81.577.5–85	75.8
2041	70.164.6–75.8	81.777.5–85.1	75.9
2042	70.264.6–76	81.877.6–85.5	76.1
2043	70.464.4–76.4	8277.6–85.6	76.2
2044	70.564.4–76.6	82.177.7–85.8	76.3
2045	70.664.5–77	82.377.6–86	76.5
2046	70.864.3–77	82.477.7–86.3	76.6
2047	70.964.4–77.3	82.677.9–86.6	76.7
2048	7164.5–77.7	82.777.9–86.6	76.8
2049	71.264.6–78.2	82.978–86.8	76.9
2050	71.364.6–78.2	8378–87	77
2051	71.464.6–78.4	83.278.2–87.3	77.1
2052	71.564.7–78.6	83.378.3–87.6	77.2
2053	71.764.7–78.7	83.478.5–87.7	77.3
2054	71.864.7–78.9	83.678.6–88	77.4
2055	71.964.6–79.3	83.778.6–88.3	77.6
2056	7264.5–79.3	83.878.8–88.5	77.7
2057	72.264.7–79.6	8478.7–88.6	77.8
2058	72.364.7–79.9	84.178.9–88.9	77.9
2059	72.464.7–80.1	84.278.9–89	78
2060	72.664.7–80.4	84.479.1–89.1	78.1
2061	72.764.9–80.8	84.579.2–89.3	78.2
2062	72.864.8–80.9	84.679.2–89.6	78.3
2063	7364.7–80.9	84.779.3–89.9	78.4
2064	73.164.9–81.4	84.979.4–89.9	78.5
2065	73.365.1–81.6	8579.5–90.2	78.6
2066	73.465.2–82	85.179.7–90.4	78.7
2067	73.565.1–82.2	85.279.7–90.4	78.8
2068	73.765.2–82.5	85.479.9–90.8	78.9
2069	73.865.4–82.5	85.580–91.1	79
2070	7465.5–82.6	85.680.2–91.2	79.1
2071	74.165.5–82.8	85.780.1–91.4	79.2
2072	74.265.9–83	85.880.3–91.5	79.3
2073	74.365.9–83.2	8680.2–91.8	79.4
2074	74.565.8–83.2	86.180.4–92	79.4
2075	74.666–83.5	86.280.5–91.9	79.5
2076	74.866.1–83.7	86.380.4–92.1	79.6
2077	74.966.1–83.7	86.580.6–92.4	79.7
2078	7566.2–84	86.680.7–92.6	79.8
2079	75.266–84.1	86.780.8–92.7	79.9
2080	75.366–84.1	86.880.8–93	80
2081	75.566.2–84.5	86.981–93	80.1
2082	75.666.3–84.7	8781–93.5	80.2
2083	75.766.3–84.8	87.281–93.5	80.3
2084	75.966.4–85.1	87.381.2–93.7	80.3
2085	7666.4–85.2	87.481.3–94	80.4
2086	76.266.3–85.5	87.581.2–94.1	80.5
2087	76.366.5–85.6	87.681.4–94.1	80.6
2088	76.466.5–85.9	87.781.2–94.3	80.7
2089	76.666.6–86.1	87.881.2–94.6	80.8
2090	76.766.5–86.3	87.981.5–94.7	80.9
2091	76.966.6–86.4	8881.3–94.8	81
2092	7766.5–86.7	88.181.5–94.9	81
2093	77.266.8–87	88.381.5–95.1	81.1
2094	77.366.9–87.1	88.481.6–95.5	81.2
2095	77.467–87.2	88.581.7–95.5	81.3
2096	77.667–87.5	88.681.7–95.8	81.4
2097	77.766.7–87.6	88.781.7–95.9	81.5
2098	77.967–87.9	88.881.5–96.2	81.6
2099	7867.1–88.1	88.981.8–96.2	81.7
2100	78.267.1–88.1	8981.8–96.3	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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