Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
54.6 years Nigeria, 2024
Up 0.3% from 54.5 years in 2023.
International estimateYearly
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
- Type of figure
- International estimate. Estimated by an international organisation from several national sources.
- Updated
- Yearly
- Compiled from
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN); Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.LE00.IN)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 54.6 years |
| 2023 | 54.5 years |
| 2022 | 54.1 years |
| 2021 | 53.5 years |
| 2020 | 53.1 years |
| 2019 | 53.0 years |
| 2018 | 52.7 years |
| 2017 | 52.4 years |
| 2016 | 52.2 years |
| 2015 | 51.9 years |
| 2014 | 51.9 years |
| 2013 | 51.8 years |
| 2012 | 51.7 years |
| 2011 | 51.5 years |
| 2010 | 51.3 years |
| 2009 | 51.1 years |
| 2008 | 50.7 years |
| 2007 | 50.4 years |
| 2006 | 49.9 years |
| 2005 | 49.5 years |
| 2004 | 49.1 years |
| 2003 | 48.6 years |
| 2002 | 48.0 years |
| 2001 | 47.5 years |
| 2000 | 47.1 years |
| 1999 | 46.6 years |
| 1998 | 46.1 years |
| 1997 | 46.0 years |
| 1996 | 45.8 years |
| 1995 | 45.9 years |
| 1994 | 45.7 years |
| 1993 | 45.8 years |
| 1992 | 45.6 years |
| 1991 | 45.5 years |
| 1990 | 45.7 years |
| 1989 | 45.8 years |
| 1988 | 45.8 years |
| 1987 | 45.9 years |
| 1986 | 46.0 years |
| 1985 | 46.2 years |
| 1984 | 46.3 years |
| 1983 | 46.4 years |
| 1982 | 46.4 years |
| 1981 | 46.3 years |
| 1980 | 46.0 years |
| 1979 | 45.7 years |
| 1978 | 45.3 years |
| 1977 | 44.8 years |
| 1976 | 44.2 years |
| 1975 | 43.1 years |
| 1974 | 42.5 years |
| 1973 | 41.8 years |
| 1972 | 41.3 years |
| 1971 | 40.6 years |
| 1970 | 40.0 years |
| 1969 | 38.9 years |
| 1968 | 38.6 years |
| 1967 | 37.5 years |
| 1966 | 38.4 years |
| 1965 | 38.2 years |
| 1964 | 38.0 years |
| 1963 | 37.8 years |
| 1962 | 37.6 years |
| 1961 | 37.4 years |
| 1960 | 37.2 years |