Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Niger

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Niger was 61.18 years. A difference of +0.78 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Niger were 60.26 years and 62.13 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

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 recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Niger (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Niger (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	36.19	35.72	36.58
1961	36.29	35.76	36.73
1962	36.32	35.8	36.75
1963	36.44	35.91	36.87
1964	36.46	35.92	36.91
1965	36.4	35.84	36.87
1966	36.33	35.78	36.77
1967	36.24	35.7	36.68
1968	36.13	35.59	36.57
1969	36	35.44	36.46
1970	35.92	35.31	36.44
1971	35.29	34.69	35.81
1972	35.81	35.14	36.4
1973	35.94	35.18	36.61
1974	36.2	35.34	36.96
1975	36.57	35.68	37.37
1976	37.1	36.29	37.81
1977	37.69	36.95	38.33
1978	38.27	37.56	38.88
1979	38.89	38.23	39.44
1980	39.34	38.78	39.8
1981	39.64	39.31	39.87
1982	39.84	39.61	39.98
1983	39.98	39.85	40.02
1984	39.99	39.91	39.98
1985	40.12	40.07	40.08
1986	40.25	40.23	40.19
1987	40.47	40.42	40.43
1988	40.79	40.69	40.8
1989	41.19	41.01	41.27
1990	41.73	41.52	41.85
1991	42.29	41.94	42.54
1992	43.06	42.68	43.36
1993	43.84	43.41	44.17
1994	44.59	44.08	45
1995	45.5	45.06	45.87
1996	46.31	45.88	46.67
1997	47.1	46.66	47.46
1998	47.81	47.38	48.16
1999	48.48	48.08	48.8
2000	49.17	48.8	49.48
2001	49.87	49.51	50.17
2002	50.65	50.29	50.93
2003	51.55	51.16	51.87
2004	52.4	52.01	52.73
2005	53.32	52.89	53.7
2006	54.22	53.75	54.64
2007	55.06	54.54	55.54
2008	55.85	55.29	56.38
2009	56.49	55.94	57
2010	57.08	56.51	57.62
2011	57.6	56.97	58.2
2012	57.99	57.34	58.61
2013	58.36	57.67	59.04
2014	58.69	57.93	59.45
2015	58.85	57.97	59.73
2016	59.23	58.35	60.11
2017	59.52	58.65	60.41
2018	59.77	58.88	60.66
2019	60.03	59.13	60.95
2020	59.89	58.8	61.02
2021	59.54	58.59	60.52
2022	60.4	59.47	61.34
2023	61.18	60.26	62.13