Life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Life expectancy at birth, male was 54.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 54.33 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria peaked at 54.33 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.13 years, in 1967.
That places Nigeria 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 35.86 years | 35.13 years | 36.77 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.27 years | 38.38 years | 44.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.56 years | 44.34 years | 44.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.54 years | 44.05 years | 45.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.66 years | 46.26 years | 50.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.72 years | 50.85 years | 52.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.63 years | 52.71 years | 54.33 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 211 Central African Republic 55.51 years compare
- 212 Lesotho 55.03 years compare
- 213 South Sudan 54.76 years compare
- 215 Chad 53.36 years compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3.21 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 3.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 66.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 96.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria was 54.33 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.33 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.13 years in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Nigeria ranks 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.