Life expectancy for people of different ages in Niger
Niger: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 61.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Niger, 1921–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Niger recorded 61.18 years for life expectancy for people of different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Niger peaked at 61.18 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.35 years, in 1921.
Niger ranks 226th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Niger, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 24.35 years | — |
| 1940 | 34.47 years | +41.6% |
| 1950 | 35.9 years | +4.2% |
| 1951 | 35.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 35.91 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 35.93 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 35.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 35.97 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 36.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 36.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 36.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 36.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 36.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 36.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 36.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 36.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 36.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 36.4 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 36.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 36.24 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 36.13 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 36 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 35.92 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 35.29 years | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 35.81 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 35.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 36.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 36.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 37.1 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 37.69 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 38.27 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 38.89 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 39.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 39.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 39.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 39.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 39.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 40.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 40.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 40.79 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 41.19 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 41.73 years | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 42.29 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 43.06 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 43.84 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 44.59 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 45.5 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 46.31 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 47.1 years | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 47.81 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 48.48 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 49.17 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 49.87 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 50.64 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 51.54 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 52.4 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 53.32 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 54.22 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 55.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 55.85 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 56.49 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 57.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 57.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 57.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 58.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 58.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 59.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 59.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.54 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 60.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 61.18 years | +1.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 61.18 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.65 years, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 61.18 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy for people of different ages in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +41.6% | 24.35 years | 34.47 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 24.35 years | 24.35 years | 24.35 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 34.47 years | 34.47 years | 34.47 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 35.99 years | 35.9 years | 36.14 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.28 years | 36 years | 36.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.77 years | 35.29 years | 38.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.16 years | 39.34 years | 41.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.07 years | 41.73 years | 48.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.86 years | 49.17 years | 56.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.71 years | 57.08 years | 60.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.25 years | 59.54 years | 61.18 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 223 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 years compare
- 224 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.9 years compare
- 225 Sierra Leone 61.79 years compare
- 227 Burkina Faso 61.09 years compare
- 228 Benin 60.77 years compare
- 229 Guinea 60.74 years compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Niger?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Niger was 61.18 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 61.18 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.35 years in 1921.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Niger ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.