Life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Life expectancy at birth, male was 54.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
54.33 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
216th
of 217 countries
All-time high
54.33 years
in 2024
All-time low
35.13 years
in 1967
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 54.33 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria peaked at 54.33 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.13 years, in 1967.
That places Nigeria 216th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.16 years | — |
| 1961 | 35.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 35.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 35.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 35.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 36.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 36.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 35.13 years | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 36.4 years | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 36.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 38.38 years | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 38.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 39.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 40.01 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 40.59 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 41.03 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 42.73 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 43.39 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 43.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 44.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 44.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 44.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 44.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 44.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 44.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 44.58 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 44.46 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 44.46 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 44.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 44.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 44.38 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 44.05 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 44.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 44.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 44.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 44.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 44.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 45.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 45.69 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 46.26 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 46.87 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 47.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 48.17 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 48.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 48.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.84 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 50.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 50.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 51.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 51.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 52.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 52.71 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 53.16 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 53.78 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 54.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 54.33 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.86 years | 35.13 years | 36.77 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.27 years | 38.38 years | 44.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.56 years | 44.34 years | 44.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.54 years | 44.05 years | 45.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.66 years | 46.26 years | 50.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.72 years | 50.85 years | 52.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.63 years | 52.71 years | 54.33 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 213 Central African Republic 55.51 years compare
- 214 Lesotho 55.03 years compare
- 215 South Sudan 54.76 years compare
- 217 Chad 53.36 years compare
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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2858 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5641 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Nigeria was 54.33 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.33 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.13 years in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Nigeria ranks 216th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, male (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.