Life expectancy at birth, female in Niger
Niger: Life expectancy at birth, female was 62.41 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Niger, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Niger recorded 62.41 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Niger peaked at 62.41 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.81 years, in 1971.
Niger ranks 209th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.72 years | 36.46 years | 36.91 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.4 years | 35.81 years | 39.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.24 years | 39.8 years | 41.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.39 years | 41.85 years | 48.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.24 years | 49.48 years | 57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.48 years | 57.62 years | 60.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.48 years | 60.52 years | 62.41 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Niger?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Niger was 62.41 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 62.41 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.81 years in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Niger ranks 209th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.