Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 15.47 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.47 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
215th
of 215 countries
All-time high
15.47 years
in 2024
All-time low
13.78 years
in 1967
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Nigeria, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Nigeria is 15.47 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Nigeria peaked at 15.47 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.78 years, in 1967.
Nigeria ranks 215th 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.8 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 13.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 13.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 13.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 13.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 13.94 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 13.78 years | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 14.09 years | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 14.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 14.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 14.45 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 14.55 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 14.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 14.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 14.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 14.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 15.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 15.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 15.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 15.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 15.21 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 15.16 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 15.09 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 14.95 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 14.91 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 14.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 14.88 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 14.82 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 14.78 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 14.77 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 14.83 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 14.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.69 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 14.6 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 14.49 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 14.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 14.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 14.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.57 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 14.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 14.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 15.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 15.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.03 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.95 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 15.19 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 15.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.47 years | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 15.47 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 15.47 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.91 years | 13.78 years | 14.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.7 years | 14.16 years | 15.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.08 years | 14.88 years | 15.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.72 years | 14.49 years | 14.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.77 years | 14.57 years | 15.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.09 years | 15.03 years | 15.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.29 years | 14.95 years | 15.47 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Nigeria?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Nigeria was 15.47 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.47 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.78 years in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Nigeria ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.