Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Nigeria
Nigeria: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 54.46 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Nigeria, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 54.46 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Nigeria peaked at 54.46 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.53 years, in 1950.
Nigeria ranks 236th 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 | 36.27 years | 35.53 years | 37.03 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.97 years | 37.21 years | 38.95 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.94 years | 40.01 years | 45.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.12 years | 45.83 years | 46.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.88 years | 45.48 years | 46.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.21 years | 47.14 years | 51.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.05 years | 51.31 years | 53.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.77 years | 53.07 years | 54.46 years | 4 |
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More health data for Nigeria
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 726 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 726 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Nigeria?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Nigeria was 54.46 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.46 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.53 years in 1950.
- How does Nigeria rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Nigeria ranks 236th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.