Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) in Niue
Niue: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) was 69.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita in Niue stood at 69.98 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) 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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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Niue?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 69.98 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.57 years in 1950.
- How does Niue rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Niue ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.