Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Niger
Niger: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 22.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male 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, male in Niger stood at 22.23 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.8% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Niger peaked at 22.23 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.57 years, in 1971.
That places Niger 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Niger, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.58 years | — |
| 1961 | 11.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 11.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 11.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 11.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 11.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 11.66 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 11.66 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 11.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 11.65 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 11.66 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11.57 years | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 11.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 11.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 11.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 11.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 12.15 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 12.35 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 12.55 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 12.75 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 12.93 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 13.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 13.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 13.39 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 13.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 13.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 13.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 13.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 13.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 13.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 14.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 14.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 14.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 14.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 14.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 14.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 14.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 14.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.95 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 15.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.93 years | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 15.1 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.51 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 15.9 years | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 22.23 years | +39.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 22.23 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.28 years, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 22.23 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.25 years, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +39.8% | 15.9 years | 22.23 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.64 years | 11.58 years | 11.66 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.03 years | 11.57 years | 12.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.51 years | 12.93 years | 13.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.23 years | 14.01 years | 14.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.66 years | 14.4 years | 15.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.38 years | 15.14 years | 15.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.73 years | 14.93 years | 22.23 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More gender data for Niger
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,378 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,140 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,140 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Niger?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Niger was 22.23 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, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 22.23 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.57 years in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Niger ranks 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.