Life expectancy in Niue
Niue: Life expectancy was 69.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.98 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
171st
of 236 countries
All-time high
69.98 years
in 2023
All-time low
54.57 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Niue, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
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.
That places Niue 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Niue, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 54.57 years | — |
| 1951 | 54.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 55.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 55.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 56.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 56.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 57.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 57.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 58.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 58.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 59.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 59.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 60.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 61.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 61.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 62.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 62.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 63.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 63.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 63.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 64.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 64.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 65.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 65.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 65.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 66.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 66.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 66.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 67.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 67.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 67.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 67.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 67.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 68.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 68.08 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 68.05 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 67.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 67.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 67.61 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 67.32 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 67.06 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 66.82 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 66.54 years | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 66.41 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 66.39 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 66.38 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.39 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 66.44 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 66.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 65.64 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 66.65 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 66.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.69 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.6 years | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.98 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 67.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 67.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 67.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 69.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 69.98 years | +0.2% |
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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Niue?
- Life expectancy in Niue was 69.98 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 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 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. 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.