Life expectancy at birth, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Life expectancy at birth, female was 54.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Nigeria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Nigeria is 54.94 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure 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 Nigeria peaked at 54.94 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.35 years, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 217th 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.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.35 years | — |
| 1961 | 39.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 39.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 39.94 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 40.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 40.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 40.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 40.06 years | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 41.05 years | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 41.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 41.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 42.3 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 43.08 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 43.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 44.46 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 45.17 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 45.67 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 46.33 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 46.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 47.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 47.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 48.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 48.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 48.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 48.02 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 47.85 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 47.48 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 47.36 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 47.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 47.28 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 47.13 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 46.96 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 47.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 47.34 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 47.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.27 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 47.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 47.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 47.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 48.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 48.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.54 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 49.06 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 49.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 50.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 50.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.92 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 51.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 51.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 52.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 53.24 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 53.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 53.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.38 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 54.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 54.94 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.2 years | 39.35 years | 41.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.66 years | 41.69 years | 47.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.73 years | 47.28 years | 48.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.25 years | 46.96 years | 47.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.76 years | 48.04 years | 51.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.36 years | 51.77 years | 53.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.25 years | 53.43 years | 54.94 years | 5 |
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More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.494 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Nigeria?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Nigeria was 54.94 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.94 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.35 years in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Nigeria ranks 217th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.