What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Niger?

Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?

The highest recorded value was 61.18 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?

The lowest recorded value was 24.35 years in 1921.

How does Niger rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?

Niger ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Niger

Name: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Niger: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 61.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

61.18 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

226th

of 236 countries

All-time high

61.18 years

in 2023

All-time low

24.35 years

in 1921

Years of data

1921–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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

In 2023, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Niger stood at 61.18 years. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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.

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 Congo, Dem. Rep. 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

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
Population, male 50.8% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 12.91 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 431,792 (2025)

All data for Niger →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Niger?: Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?: The highest recorded value was 61.18 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?: The lowest recorded value was 24.35 years in 1921.
How does Niger rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Niger ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.