Life expectancy in Niger
Niger: Life expectancy was 61.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Niger is 61.18 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Niger peaked at 61.18 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.29 years, in 1971.
Niger ranks 226th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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 in Niger?
- Life expectancy in Niger was 61.18 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 61.18 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.29 years in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy?
- Niger ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.