Libya vs Niger: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 69.3 years in Libya and 61.2 years in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Libya, by 8.2 years, or 1.13 times that in Niger.

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What the numbers say

Libya has been higher since 1957, when it overtook Niger.
In 2023, Libya ranked 167 and Niger ranked 219 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Libya at 86.6 years and Niger at 73.1 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Libya	Niger	World
2023	69.3	61.2	73.2
2022	74.5	60.4	72.6
2021	72.1	59.5	70.9
2020	72.4	59.9	71.9
2019	72.9	60	72.6
2018	73.2	59.8	72.4
2017	72.7	59.5	72.1
2016	71.8	59.2	71.9
2015	71.6	58.9	71.6
2014	71.3	58.7	71.4
2013	72.3	58.4	71.1
2012	72.2	58	70.8
2011	70	57.6	70.4
2010	72.2	57.1	70.1
2009	72.1	56.5	69.7
2008	71.9	55.9	69.3
2007	71.8	55.1	69
2006	71.6	54.2	68.6
2005	71.4	53.3	68.1
2004	71.2	52.4	67.7
2003	71	51.5	67.4
2002	70.8	50.6	67.1
2001	70.7	49.9	66.8
2000	70.5	49.2	66.4
1999	70.6	48.5	66
1998	70.7	47.8	65.7
1997	70.7	47.1	65.5
1996	70.7	46.3	65.2
1995	70.6	45.5	64.9
1994	70.5	44.6	64.3
1993	70.3	43.8	64.4
1992	70	43.1	64.3
1991	69.6	42.3	64.1
1990	69.3	41.7	64
1989	69	41.2	63.8
1988	68.6	40.8	63.4
1987	68.3	40.5	63.2
1986	67.8	40.3	62.7
1985	67.3	40.1	62.2
1984	66.8	40	61.9
1983	66.3	40	61.5
1982	65.8	39.8	61.3
1981	65.3	39.6	60.9
1980	64.8	39.3	60.5
1979	64.3	38.9	60.2
1978	63.8	38.3	59.5
1977	63.1	37.7	59.2
1976	62.5	37.1	58.6
1975	61.6	36.6	58.3
1974	60.7	36.2	58.1
1973	59.7	35.9	57.7
1972	58.7	35.8	57.2
1971	57.6	35.3	56
1970	56.4	35.9	56.3
1969	55.2	36	56
1968	53.9	36.1	55.6
1967	52.5	36.2	55.1
1966	51	36.3	54.6
1965	49.3	36.4	54
1964	47.7	36.5	54.3
1963	45.6	36.4	53.7
1962	44.1	36.3	53.2
1961	42.4	36.3	50.4
1960	40.8	36.2	47.8
1959	39.3	36.1	49.6
1958	38	36.1	51.6
1957	36.9	36.1	51.1
1956	36	36	50.7
1955	35.3	36	50.2
1954	34.7	36	49.7
1953	34.2	35.9	48.8
1952	33.8	35.9	48.2
1951	33.5	35.9	47.1
1950	33.1	35.9	46.4
1940	–	34.5	–
1921	–	24.4	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Libya	Niger	World
2024	71.169.5–72.6	61.459.9–62.9	73.3
2025	73.271.1–74.9	61.759.5–63.8	73.5
2026	75.272.8–77.3	61.959.2–64.4	73.8
2027	75.472.7–77.6	62.159–65.1	73.9
2028	75.572.6–78.1	62.358.9–65.8	74.1
2029	75.772.7–78.5	62.658.6–66.1	74.2
2030	75.972.6–78.8	62.858.7–66.5	74.4
2031	76.172.6–79.1	6358.6–67.1	74.5
2032	76.372.7–79.4	63.258.4–67.4	74.7
2033	76.472.5–79.8	63.458.5–67.9	74.8
2034	76.672.7–80.1	63.658.5–68.4	75
2035	76.872.6–80.3	63.858.6–68.8	75.1
2036	76.972.6–80.7	6458.8–69.2	75.3
2037	77.172.5–81	64.258.8–69.5	75.4
2038	77.372.6–81.3	64.459–69.8	75.5
2039	77.472.8–81.7	64.658.8–70.3	75.7
2040	77.672.9–81.8	64.858.8–70.6	75.8
2041	77.872.9–82.1	6558.8–71.1	75.9
2042	7873–82.3	65.258.9–71.3	76.1
2043	78.173.1–82.6	65.358.9–71.4	76.2
2044	78.373.3–83	65.559.1–71.9	76.3
2045	78.573.3–83.3	65.759.2–72	76.5
2046	78.673.4–83.6	65.959.3–72.3	76.6
2047	78.873.5–83.7	6659.3–72.6	76.7
2048	7973.3–83.9	66.259.1–72.7	76.8
2049	79.273.3–84.2	66.359.1–73.2	76.9
2050	79.373.4–84.6	66.559.2–73.4	77
2051	79.573.5–84.9	66.759.5–73.8	77.1
2052	79.773.5–85.1	66.859.4–73.9	77.2
2053	79.873.7–85.2	6759.4–74	77.3
2054	8073.6–85.4	67.159.6–74.2	77.4
2055	80.173.8–85.6	67.359.9–74.7	77.6
2056	80.373.9–85.8	67.459.7–74.7	77.7
2057	80.573.9–86	67.659.9–75	77.8
2058	80.674–86.1	67.759.9–75.2	77.9
2059	80.873.9–86.3	67.960–75.7	78
2060	8174–86.6	6859.9–75.9	78.1
2061	81.174.1–86.9	68.259.8–76.1	78.2
2062	81.374.2–87	68.360–76.6	78.3
2063	81.474.3–87	68.460.2–76.7	78.4
2064	81.674.2–87.3	68.660.1–76.9	78.5
2065	81.874.1–87.3	68.760–77.2	78.6
2066	81.974.2–87.6	68.860–77.3	78.7
2067	82.174.3–87.8	6959.9–77.6	78.8
2068	82.274.4–88	69.160.1–77.9	78.9
2069	82.474.3–88.2	69.260.1–78	79
2070	82.574.5–88.3	69.460.1–78	79.1
2071	82.774.7–88.6	69.560.2–78.4	79.2
2072	82.875.1–88.8	69.660.6–78.6	79.3
2073	8375.1–88.9	69.760.8–78.9	79.4
2074	83.175.3–89	69.960.9–79.1	79.4
2075	83.375.3–89.1	7060.8–79.2	79.5
2076	83.475.6–89.3	70.160.9–79.5	79.6
2077	83.675.5–89.4	70.260.7–79.7	79.7
2078	83.775.8–89.6	70.460.8–79.9	79.8
2079	83.875.8–89.8	70.561–80.1	79.9
2080	8475.9–89.9	70.661.2–80.3	80
2081	84.175.9–90.2	70.861.2–80.5	80.1
2082	84.376–90.3	70.961.1–80.9	80.2
2083	84.476.3–90.5	7161.3–81	80.3
2084	84.576.2–90.6	71.161.3–81.2	80.3
2085	84.776.5–90.9	71.361.6–81.3	80.4
2086	84.876.6–91.1	71.461.5–81.6	80.5
2087	8576.6–91.3	71.561.6–82	80.6
2088	85.176.8–91.4	71.661.7–82.1	80.7
2089	85.276.8–91.8	71.862–82.2	80.8
2090	85.376.9–91.8	71.962.3–82.7	80.9
2091	85.577.2–91.9	7262.2–82.9	81
2092	85.677.2–92	72.162.5–82.9	81
2093	85.777.2–92.3	72.262.4–83	81.1
2094	85.977.4–92.7	72.362.2–83.4	81.2
2095	8677.6–92.6	72.562.3–83.6	81.3
2096	86.177.7–92.9	72.662.3–83.6	81.4
2097	86.277.7–93	72.762.4–83.9	81.5
2098	86.378–93.3	72.862.7–84.1	81.6
2099	86.577.8–93.6	72.962.7–84.3	81.7
2100	86.678–93.9	73.162.9–84.6	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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