Life expectancy in Niue
Niue: Life expectancy was 69.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Niue, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Niue stood at 69.98 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Niue peaked at 69.98 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.57 years, in 1950.
Niue ranks 171st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.55 years | 54.57 years | 58.84 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.76 years | 59.38 years | 63.98 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.94 years | 64.37 years | 67.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.82 years | 67.32 years | 68.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.46 years | 65.64 years | 67.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.83 years | 65.6 years | 67.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.49 years | 67.65 years | 69.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.71 years | 69.47 years | 69.98 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 168 Guyana 70.18 years compare
- 169 Turkmenistan 70.07 years compare
- 170 Greenland 70.06 years compare
- 172 Philippines 69.83 years compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 69.72 years compare
- 174 Libya 69.34 years compare
More health data for Niue
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 99.0% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 66.2% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply 66.2% (2024)
- Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 99.0% (2024)
- Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 99.0% (2024)
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 63.5% (2024)
- Prevalence rate of obesity in adults 66.9% (2024)
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0642 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Niue?
- Life expectancy in Niue was 69.98 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 69.98 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.57 years in 1950.
- How does Niue rank for life expectancy?
- Niue ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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.