Sex gap in life expectancy in Niue
Niue: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.28 years
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
103rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.82 years
in 1988
All-time low
2.02 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Niue, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Niue is 5.28 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Niue peaked at 7.82 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.02 years, in 1950.
That places Niue 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Niue, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.02 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.12 years | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 2.26 years | +6.6% |
| 1953 | 2.42 years | +6.9% |
| 1954 | 2.53 years | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 2.59 years | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 2.69 years | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 2.75 years | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 2.85 years | +3.6% |
| 1959 | 3.06 years | +7.2% |
| 1960 | 3.29 years | +7.6% |
| 1961 | 3.62 years | +9.9% |
| 1962 | 4.07 years | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 4.53 years | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 4.99 years | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 5.53 years | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 6.04 years | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 6.44 years | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 6.71 years | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 6.84 years | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 6.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 6.9 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.88 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 6.83 years | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 6.78 years | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 6.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 6.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.95 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 7.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 7.12 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 7.1 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 7.04 years | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.99 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 7.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 7.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 7.2 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 7.39 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 7.64 years | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 7.82 years | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 7.73 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 7.69 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.64 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.52 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.48 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 7.63 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 7.6 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 7.54 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 7.35 years | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 7.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 7.17 years | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 7.29 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.12 years | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 7.01 years | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.01 years | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 6.74 years | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 6.49 years | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 6.29 years | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.01 years | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 5.98 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.94 years | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.89 years | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.84 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.74 years | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.71 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.66 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.6 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.59 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.51 years | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.48 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.34 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.28 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.53 years | 2.02 years | 3.06 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.21 years | 3.29 years | 6.84 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 years | 6.78 years | 7.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3 years | 6.99 years | 7.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.51 years | 7.17 years | 7.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.62 years | 5.98 years | 7.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 years | 5.51 years | 6.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 years | 5.28 years | 5.48 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Niue?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Niue was 5.28 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 7.82 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 years in 1950.
- How does Niue rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Niue ranks 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.