Life Expectancy of Niger
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Niger was 61.58 years in 2021, a difference of +0.13 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Niger were 60.41 years and 62.79 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Niger for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Niger (Years)
Total
Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Niger (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 36.40 35.93 36.80
1961 36.56 36.00 37.03
1962 36.64 36.12 37.08
1963 36.74 36.14 37.24
1964 36.74 36.16 37.24
1965 36.75 36.17 37.24
1966 36.81 36.18 37.34
1967 36.83 36.22 37.34
1968 36.61 35.96 37.16
1969 36.35 35.70 36.91
1970 36.06 35.45 36.58
1971 35.29 34.73 35.76
1972 35.63 35.09 36.08
1973 35.70 35.00 36.31
1974 36.00 35.18 36.72
1975 36.59 35.52 37.56
1976 36.98 36.09 37.76
1977 37.64 36.77 38.42
1978 38.45 37.70 39.10
1979 39.20 38.48 39.82
1980 39.68 39.19 40.06
1981 40.17 39.83 40.40
1982 40.30 40.07 40.44
1983 40.36 40.21 40.41
1984 40.06 40.02 40.02
1985 40.03 40.00 39.98
1986 40.13 40.12 40.05
1987 40.43 40.33 40.45
1988 40.79 40.68 40.81
1989 41.22 41.03 41.31
1990 41.85 41.56 42.04
1991 42.22 41.82 42.51
1992 42.95 42.47 43.33
1993 43.82 43.28 44.26
1994 44.71 44.12 45.22
1995 45.77 45.30 46.15
1996 46.68 46.18 47.08
1997 47.51 47.01 47.92
1998 48.19 47.63 48.67
1999 48.74 48.25 49.15
2000 49.32 48.88 49.69
2001 49.84 49.41 50.20
2002 50.56 50.14 50.92
2003 51.43 51.17 51.63
2004 52.59 52.11 53.01
2005 53.59 53.08 54.04
2006 54.60 54.03 55.11
2007 55.55 54.92 56.13
2008 56.51 55.85 57.12
2009 57.40 56.74 58.01
2010 58.37 57.65 59.04
2011 58.99 58.26 59.69
2012 59.65 59.01 60.25
2013 60.24 59.50 60.95
2014 60.79 60.01 61.54
2015 61.08 60.07 62.10
2016 61.63 60.66 62.60
2017 62.16 61.18 63.15
2018 62.45 61.61 63.30
2019 62.90 61.87 63.94
2020 61.45 60.47 62.45
2021 61.58 60.41 62.79