Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Niger
Niger: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.2246 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2246
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
8th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4822
in 1971
All-time low
0.2246
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.2246 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Niger peaked at 0.4822 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2246, in 2023.
Niger ranks 8th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4724 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4723 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4722 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.472 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4718 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4717 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4709 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4707 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.4709 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4705 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.47 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.4689 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4681 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4681 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4688 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4704 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4718 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4733 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4748 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4757 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4822 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4782 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4775 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4755 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4728 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.47 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4659 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4615 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4569 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4542 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4542 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.454 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4546 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.456 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4562 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4562 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4548 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4519 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4477 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4419 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4347 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4259 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4167 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4071 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.397 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3873 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3777 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3689 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3606 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3521 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3435 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3343 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3238 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.314 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3037 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2938 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2846 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2764 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2701 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2641 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2588 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2549 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2511 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2477 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2453 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2422 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2397 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2374 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2349 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2319 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2329 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2286 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2246 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4715 | 0.4705 | 0.4724 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4703 | 0.4681 | 0.4748 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4716 | 0.4569 | 0.4822 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.454 | 0.4477 | 0.4562 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4018 | 0.3606 | 0.4419 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3096 | 0.2701 | 0.3521 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2476 | 0.2349 | 0.2641 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2295 | 0.2246 | 0.2329 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Niger?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Niger was 0.2246 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4822 in 1971.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2246 in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.