Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Niue
Niue: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 39.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Niue, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niue recorded 39.3% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Niue peaked at 47.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1988.
That places Niue 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Niue, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.0% | — |
| 1951 | 46.9% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 46.6% | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 45.6% | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 45.3% | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 44.9% | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 44.3% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 43.6% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 42.8% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 42.0% | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 41.0% | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 40.1% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 39.4% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 38.8% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 38.5% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 38.2% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 38.1% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 38.0% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 37.7% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 36.7% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 36.8% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 36.6% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 36.3% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 36.0% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 35.6% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 35.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 37.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.2% | 45.3% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.5% | 38.5% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.6% | 36.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 35.4% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 35.7% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 36.6% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 38.6% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 39.0% | 39.3% | 4 |
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More gender data for Niue
- Share of women who are obese 70.2% (2024)
- Share of women who are overweight or obese 89.1% (2024)
- Share of overweight men vs. women 86.8% (2024)
- Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 33.3 (2016)
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 24.0% (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth 108.33 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 108.33 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 108.33 males per 100 females (2023)
- Probability of dying that year, among females 1.7% (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 60 228.57 males per 100 females (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Niue?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Niue was 39.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1988.
- How does Niue rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Niue ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.