Life expectancy at birth in Nigeria
Life expectancy at birth in Nigeria was 54.6 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Nigeria, 2024
54.6
Change from 2023
+0.3%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Position in 2024
217th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Nigeria over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54.6 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 54.5 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 54.1 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 53.5 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 53.1 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 53.0 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 52.7 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 52.4 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 52.2 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 51.9 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 51.9 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 51.8 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 51.7 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 51.5 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 51.3 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 51.1 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 50.7 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 50.4 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 49.9 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 49.5 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 49.1 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 48.6 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 48.0 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 47.5 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 47.1 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 54.5 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 51.9 years, the figure has changed by +5.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Nigeria has the 217th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Nigeria
All statistics for Nigeria
Life expectancy at birth, women
54.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
54.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
54.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
54.1 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
47
2023 · WHO