Sex gap in life expectancy in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.23 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.23 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
105th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.86 years
in 1952
All-time low
3 years
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Gibraltar, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Gibraltar stood at 5.23 years.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Gibraltar peaked at 8.86 years in 1952 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
Gibraltar ranks 105th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.68 years | — |
| 1951 | 8.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 8.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 8.78 years | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 8.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 8.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 8.56 years | -3.0% |
| 1957 | 8.02 years | -6.3% |
| 1958 | 7.36 years | -8.1% |
| 1959 | 6.55 years | -11.1% |
| 1960 | 5.46 years | -16.6% |
| 1961 | 4.47 years | -18.1% |
| 1962 | 3.92 years | -12.4% |
| 1963 | 3.64 years | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 3.68 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 4.09 years | +11.4% |
| 1966 | 4.55 years | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 4.9 years | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 5.16 years | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 5.28 years | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 5.19 years | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 5.18 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 5.16 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 5.13 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 5.24 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 5.31 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 5.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 5.35 years | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.19 years | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 4.98 years | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 4.83 years | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 4.71 years | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 4.78 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 4.86 years | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 4.97 years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 5.12 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 5.27 years | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 5.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.25 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.07 years | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 4.76 years | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 4.44 years | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 4.13 years | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 3.68 years | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 3.33 years | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 3.12 years | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 3 years | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.2 years | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 3.37 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 3.63 years | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.91 years | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 4.19 years | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 4.52 years | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 4.88 years | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 5.03 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 5.17 years | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 5.24 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.36 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.36 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.29 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.26 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.97 years | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.22 years | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.23 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.32 years | 6.55 years | 8.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.52 years | 3.64 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.25 years | 5.13 years | 5.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 4.71 years | 5.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 years | 3 years | 5.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 years | 3.02 years | 5.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 years | 5.24 years | 5.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.17 years | 4.97 years | 5.27 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Gibraltar?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Gibraltar was 5.23 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 years in 1952.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- How does Gibraltar rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Gibraltar ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.