Life expectancy at age 15 in Niger
Niger: Life expectancy at age 15 was 75.36 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in Niger, 1950–2100
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Niger stood at 75.36 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Niger peaked at 75.36 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 56.22 years, in 1951.
Niger ranks 221st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.29 years | 56.22 years | 56.43 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.74 years | 56.48 years | 56.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.15 years | 56.49 years | 60.28 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.19 years | 60.74 years | 63.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.62 years | 63.82 years | 65.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.94 years | 65.12 years | 67.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.37 years | 67.43 years | 69.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.77 years | 68.36 years | 70.42 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 70.85 years | 70.51 years | 71.19 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 71.58 years | 71.26 years | 71.89 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 72.21 years | 71.95 years | 72.48 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 72.8 years | 72.53 years | 73.09 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 73.43 years | 73.14 years | 73.73 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 74.12 years | 73.8 years | 74.46 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 74.89 years | 74.53 years | 75.27 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 75.36 years | 75.36 years | 75.36 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 218 Togo 75.51 years compare
- 219 Mozambique 75.48 years compare
- 220 Burundi 75.44 years compare
- 222 Eswatini 74.66 years compare
- 223 Sierra Leone 74.45 years compare
- 224 Democratic Republic of Congo 74.38 years compare
More health data for Niger
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 259 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 229,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 221,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 240,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 231,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 251,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Niger?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Niger was 75.36 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 75.36 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.22 years in 1951.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Niger ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.