Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Niger

Life expectancy at birth in Niger in 2024 — 61.4 years. Ranked 207 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 69.7%.

2024 61.4 years +0.41% vs 2023
World rank 207of 217
Period maximum 61.4 years2024
Period minimum 35.3 years1971

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Niger, 1960–2024304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 36.2 years1962: 36.3 years1964: 36.5 years1966: 36.3 years1968: 36.1 years1970: 35.9 years1972: 35.8 years1974: 36.2 years1976: 37.1 years1978: 38.3 years1980: 39.3 years1982: 39.8 years1984: 40 years1986: 40.3 years1988: 40.8 years1990: 41.7 years1992: 43.1 years1994: 44.6 years1996: 46.3 years1998: 47.8 years2000: 49.2 years2002: 50.6 years2004: 52.4 years2006: 54.2 years2008: 55.9 years2010: 57.1 years2012: 58 years2014: 58.7 years2016: 59.2 years2018: 59.8 years2020: 59.9 years2022: 60.4 years2024: 61.4 years
Change over the period: +25.2 (+69.74%) Average annual rate: 0.83 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Niger 61.4 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Western Africa computed 58.7 years
Low-income countries computed 65.2 years
Life expectancy at birth — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 61.4 +0.3 +0.41%
2023 61.2 +0.8 +1.3%
2022 60.4 +0.9 +1.44%
2021 59.5 −0.3 −0.58%
2020 59.9 −0.1 −0.23%
2019 60 +0.3 +0.45%
2018 59.8 +0.2 +0.4%
2017 59.5 +0.3 +0.5%
2016 59.2 +0.4 +0.64%
2015 58.9 +0.2 +0.27%
2014 58.7 +0.3 +0.56%
2013 58.4 +0.4 +0.65%
2012 58 +0.4 +0.67%
2011 57.6 +0.5 +0.91%
2010 57.1 +0.6 +1.05%
2009 56.5 +0.6 +1.14%
2008 55.9 +0.8 +1.43%
2007 55.1 +0.8 +1.55%
2006 54.2 +0.9 +1.69%
2005 53.3 +0.9 +1.75%
2004 52.4 +0.9 +1.66%
2003 51.5 +0.9 +1.78%
2002 50.6 +0.8 +1.55%
2001 49.9 +0.7 +1.42%
2000 49.2 +0.7 +1.43%
1999 48.5 +0.7 +1.41%
1998 47.8 +0.7 +1.51%
1997 47.1 +0.8 +1.69%
1996 46.3 +0.8 +1.78%
1995 45.5 +0.9 +2.06%
1994 44.6 +0.7 +1.71%
1993 43.8 +0.8 +1.8%
1992 43.1 +0.8 +1.83%
1991 42.3 +0.6 +1.33%
1990 41.7 +0.5 +1.32%
1989 41.2 +0.4 +0.97%
1988 40.8 +0.3 +0.8%
1987 40.5 +0.2 +0.54%
1986 40.3 +0.1 +0.33%
1985 40.1 +0.1 +0.33%
1984 40 +0 +0.03%
1983 40 +0.1 +0.34%
1982 39.8 +0.2 +0.52%
1981 39.6 +0.3 +0.74%
1980 39.3 +0.5 +1.17%
1979 38.9 +0.6 +1.63%
1978 38.3 +0.6 +1.53%
1977 37.7 +0.6 +1.58%
1976 37.1 +0.5 +1.46%
1975 36.6 +0.4 +1.03%
1974 36.2 +0.3 +0.72%
1973 35.9 +0.1 +0.35%
1972 35.8 +0.5 +1.47%
1971 35.3 −0.6 −1.74%
1970 35.9 −0.1 −0.23%
1969 36 −0.1 −0.35%
1968 36.1 −0.1 −0.32%
1967 36.2 −0.1 −0.24%
1966 36.3 −0.1 −0.2%
1965 36.4 −0.1 −0.16%
1964 36.5 +0 +0.07%
1963 36.4 +0.1 +0.32%
1962 36.3 +0 +0.09%
1961 36.3 +0.1 +0.26%
1960 36.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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