Life expectancy at birth, total in Niger
Niger: Life expectancy at birth, total was 61.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Niger, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Niger is 61.43 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Niger peaked at 61.43 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.29 years, in 1971.
That places Niger 205th 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 | 36.28 years | 36 years | 36.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.77 years | 35.29 years | 38.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.16 years | 39.34 years | 41.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.07 years | 41.73 years | 48.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.86 years | 49.17 years | 56.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.71 years | 57.08 years | 60.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.49 years | 59.54 years | 61.43 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 202 Cote d'Ivoire 62.11 years compare
- 203 Democratic Republic of Congo 62.07 years compare
- 204 Sierra Leone 61.96 years compare
- 206 Burkina Faso 61.29 years compare
- 207 Benin 60.96 years compare
- 208 Guinea 60.9 years compare
More health data for Niger
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.91 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 431,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 409,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 393,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Niger?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Niger was 61.43 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 61.43 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.29 years in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Niger ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.