Life Expectancy at Birth in Niger
Niger: Life Expectancy at Birth was 61.43 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Niger, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Niger stood at 61.43. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Niger peaked at 61.43 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.29, in 1971.
Niger ranks 206th of 216 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 | 36.28 | 36 | 36.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.77 | 35.29 | 38.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.16 | 39.34 | 41.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.07 | 41.73 | 48.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.86 | 49.17 | 56.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.71 | 57.08 | 60.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.49 | 59.54 | 61.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 203 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 62.11 compare
- 204 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 62.07 compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 61.96 compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 61.29 compare
- 208 Benin 60.96 compare
- 209 Guinea 60.9 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 birth in Niger?
- Life expectancy at birth in Niger was 61.43 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 61.43 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.29 in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Niger ranks 206th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.