Life expectancy at age 60, female in Niger
Niger: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 17.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Niger, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Niger stood at 17.05 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Niger peaked at 17.05 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.02 years, in 1960.
Niger ranks 203rd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.15 years | 12.02 years | 12.21 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.77 years | 12.18 years | 13.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.99 years | 13.64 years | 14.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.87 years | 14.55 years | 15.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.35 years | 15.02 years | 15.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.38 years | 15.95 years | 16.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.68 years | 16.22 years | 17.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 200 Equatorial Guinea 17.2 years compare
- 201 Cote d'Ivoire 17.19 years compare
- 202 South Sudan 17.18 years compare
- 204 Nauru 16.87 years compare
- 205 Mozambique 16.83 years compare
- 206 Sierra Leone 16.71 years compare
More gender data for Niger
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 528,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 546,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 503,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 519,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 480,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 494,664 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 458,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 472,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 443,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 457,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Niger?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Niger was 17.05 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 17.05 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.02 years in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Niger ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.