Nigeria Average Life Expectancy 1960-2025
46.3
65 data points
Life expectancy at birth, total · World Bank
Nigeria's average life expectancy from 1960 to 2025 was 46.3, based on 65 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
| 2025 |
55.2 |
+0.7 |
215th |
| 2023 |
54.5 |
+0.4 |
216th |
| 2022 |
54.1 |
+0.6 |
214th |
| 2021 |
53.5 |
+0.4 |
214th |
| 2020 |
53.1 |
+0.1 |
215th |
| 2019 |
53.0 |
+0.3 |
214th |
| 2018 |
52.7 |
+0.3 |
213th |
| 2017 |
52.4 |
+0.2 |
212th |
| 2016 |
52.2 |
+0.3 |
213th |
| 2015 |
51.9 |
−0.0 |
212th |
| 2014 |
51.9 |
+0.1 |
212th |
| 2013 |
51.8 |
+0.1 |
213th |
| 2012 |
51.7 |
+0.2 |
211th |
| 2011 |
51.5 |
+0.2 |
211th |
| 2010 |
51.3 |
+0.2 |
210th |
| 2009 |
51.1 |
+0.3 |
211th |
| 2008 |
50.7 |
+0.4 |
210th |
| 2007 |
50.4 |
+0.5 |
210th |
| 2006 |
49.9 |
+0.3 |
210th |
| 2005 |
49.5 |
+0.4 |
210th |
| 2004 |
49.1 |
+0.5 |
210th |
| 2003 |
48.6 |
+0.6 |
210th |
| 2002 |
48.0 |
+0.5 |
210th |
| 2001 |
47.5 |
+0.4 |
208th |
| 2000 |
47.1 |
+0.5 |
210th |
| 1999 |
46.6 |
+0.5 |
207th |
| 1998 |
46.1 |
+0.2 |
210th |
| 1997 |
46.0 |
+0.1 |
210th |
| 1996 |
45.8 |
−0.0 |
209th |
| 1995 |
45.9 |
+0.1 |
209th |
| 1994 |
45.7 |
−0.0 |
208th |
| 1993 |
45.8 |
+0.2 |
207th |
| 1992 |
45.6 |
+0.1 |
206th |
| 1991 |
45.5 |
−0.3 |
206th |
| 1990 |
45.7 |
−0.1 |
205th |
| 1989 |
45.8 |
−0.0 |
205th |
| 1988 |
45.8 |
−0.1 |
203rd |
| 1987 |
45.9 |
−0.1 |
203rd |
| 1986 |
46.0 |
−0.2 |
200th |
| 1985 |
46.2 |
−0.1 |
200th |
| 1984 |
46.3 |
−0.1 |
200th |
| 1983 |
46.4 |
+0.0 |
199th |
| 1982 |
46.4 |
+0.1 |
198th |
| 1981 |
46.3 |
+0.3 |
198th |
| 1980 |
46.0 |
+0.2 |
197th |
| 1979 |
45.7 |
+0.4 |
194th |
| 1978 |
45.3 |
+0.5 |
195th |
| 1977 |
44.8 |
+0.7 |
196th |
| 1976 |
44.2 |
+1.1 |
195th |
| 1975 |
43.1 |
+0.6 |
198th |
| 1974 |
42.5 |
+0.7 |
199th |
| 1973 |
41.8 |
+0.6 |
199th |
| 1972 |
41.3 |
+0.7 |
199th |
| 1971 |
40.6 |
+0.6 |
200th |
| 1970 |
40.0 |
+1.1 |
201st |
| 1969 |
38.9 |
+0.3 |
205th |
| 1968 |
38.6 |
+1.1 |
204th |
| 1967 |
37.5 |
−0.9 |
206th |
| 1966 |
38.4 |
+0.1 |
201st |
| 1965 |
38.2 |
+0.2 |
201st |
| 1964 |
38.0 |
+0.2 |
200th |
| 1963 |
37.8 |
+0.2 |
200th |
| 1962 |
37.6 |
+0.2 |
201st |
| 1961 |
37.4 |
+0.2 |
200th |
| 1960 |
37.2 |
– |
199th |
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