Life expectancy at birth, female in Niger

Niger: Life expectancy at birth, female was 62.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.41 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
207th
of 215 countries
All-time high
62.41 years
in 2024
All-time low
35.81 years
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Niger, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

Niger recorded 62.41 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Niger peaked at 62.41 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.81 years, in 1971.

Niger ranks 207th of 215 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.72 years 36.46 years 36.91 years 10
1970s 37.4 years 35.81 years 39.44 years 10
1980s 40.24 years 39.8 years 41.27 years 10
1990s 45.39 years 41.85 years 48.8 years 10
2000s 53.24 years 49.48 years 57 years 10
2010s 59.48 years 57.62 years 60.95 years 10
2020s 61.48 years 60.52 years 62.41 years 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 204 Burkina Faso 63.43 years compare
  2. 205 Togo 63.15 years compare
  3. 206 Benin 62.42 years compare
  4. 208 Mali 62.15 years compare
  5. 209 Guinea 62.09 years compare
  6. 210 Somalia 61.55 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Niger?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Niger was 62.41 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 62.41 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 35.81 years in 1971.
How does Niger rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Niger ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.