Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Nigeria

Male life expectancy in Nigeria in 2024 — 54.33 years. Ranked 216 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 54.5%.

2024 54.33 years +0.28% vs 2023
World rank 216of 217
Period maximum 54.33 years2024
Period minimum 35.13 years1967

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Nigeria, 1960–2024354045505519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 35.16 years1962: 35.58 years1964: 35.93 years1966: 36.36 years1968: 36.4 years1970: 38.38 years1972: 39.53 years1974: 40.59 years1976: 42.73 years1978: 43.84 years1980: 44.34 years1982: 44.74 years1984: 44.7 years1986: 44.46 years1988: 44.41 years1990: 44.38 years1992: 44.18 years1994: 44.22 years1996: 44.45 years1998: 45.12 years2000: 46.26 years2002: 47.5 years2004: 48.78 years2006: 49.33 years2008: 50.29 years2010: 50.85 years2012: 51.35 years2014: 51.57 years2016: 51.94 years2018: 52.42 years2020: 52.71 years2022: 53.78 years2024: 54.33 years
Change over the period: +19.17 (+54.51%) Average annual rate: 0.68 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 54.33 years
World 71.12 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 60.68 years
Western Africa computed 57.74 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 68.21 years
Male life expectancy — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 54.33 +0.15 +0.28%
2023 54.18 +0.4 +0.74%
2022 53.78 +0.62 +1.16%
2021 53.16 +0.46 +0.87%
2020 52.71 −0.06 −0.12%
2019 52.77 +0.35 +0.68%
2018 52.42 +0.27 +0.52%
2017 52.15 +0.21 +0.4%
2016 51.94 +0.31 +0.61%
2015 51.63 +0.06 +0.12%
2014 51.57 +0.1 +0.19%
2013 51.47 +0.12 +0.24%
2012 51.35 +0.24 +0.46%
2011 51.11 +0.25 +0.5%
2010 50.85 +0.27 +0.53%
2009 50.59 +0.29 +0.58%
2008 50.29 +0.46 +0.92%
2007 49.84 +0.51 +1.03%
2006 49.33 +0.33 +0.68%
2005 48.99 +0.21 +0.43%
2004 48.78 +0.61 +1.26%
2003 48.17 +0.67 +1.41%
2002 47.5 +0.63 +1.35%
2001 46.87 +0.61 +1.33%
2000 46.26 +0.57 +1.24%
1999 45.69 +0.56 +1.25%
1998 45.12 +0.41 +0.93%
1997 44.71 +0.26 +0.59%
1996 44.45 +0.05 +0.11%
1995 44.4 +0.18 +0.4%
1994 44.22 −0.03 −0.07%
1993 44.25 +0.07 +0.16%
1992 44.18 +0.12 +0.28%
1991 44.05 −0.32 −0.72%
1990 44.38 −0.05 −0.11%
1989 44.42 +0.02 +0.04%
1988 44.41 −0.05 −0.11%
1987 44.46 −0.01 −0.02%
1986 44.46 −0.12 −0.27%
1985 44.58 −0.12 −0.27%
1984 44.7 −0.09 −0.2%
1983 44.79 +0.05 +0.12%
1982 44.74 +0.09 +0.2%
1981 44.65 +0.31 +0.7%
1980 44.34 +0.16 +0.35%
1979 44.18 +0.34 +0.78%
1978 43.84 +0.45 +1.03%
1977 43.39 +0.67 +1.56%
1976 42.73 +1.7 +4.14%
1975 41.03 +0.43 +1.07%
1974 40.59 +0.58 +1.46%
1973 40.01 +0.48 +1.21%
1972 39.53 +0.56 +1.45%
1971 38.97 +0.59 +1.52%
1970 38.38 +1.61 +4.38%
1969 36.77 +0.37 +1.01%
1968 36.4 +1.27 +3.61%
1967 35.13 −1.22 −3.36%
1966 36.36 +0.19 +0.52%
1965 36.17 +0.24 +0.67%
1964 35.93 +0.16 +0.43%
1963 35.77 +0.19 +0.55%
1962 35.58 +0.22 +0.62%
1961 35.36 +0.2 +0.56%
1960 35.16

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.