Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 80.92 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.92 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.92 years
in 2023
All-time low
60.67 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Gibraltar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Gibraltar stood at 80.92 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Gibraltar peaked at 80.92 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.67 years, in 1950.
That places Gibraltar 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.67 years | — |
| 1951 | 60.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 61.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 61.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 62.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 63.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 64.14 years | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 65 years | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 65.91 years | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 66.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 67.36 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 67.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 68.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 68.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 68.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 68.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 69.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 69.06 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 69.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 69.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 69.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 69.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 70.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 70.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 70.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 70.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 70.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 70.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 71.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 71.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 71.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 72.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 72.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 72.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 72.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 73.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 73.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 73.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 74.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 74.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 74.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 75.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 76.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 76.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 77.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 77.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 78.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 78.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.77 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.78 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.79 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.75 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.75 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.86 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.93 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.83 years | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 80.88 years | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 80.92 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.16 years | 60.67 years | 66.71 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.48 years | 67.36 years | 69.12 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.26 years | 69.24 years | 70.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.49 years | 71.08 years | 73.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.03 years | 74.08 years | 78.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.79 years | 78.51 years | 79.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.97 years | 79.4 years | 80.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.01 years | 77.83 years | 80.92 years | 4 |
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- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 249 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 262 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 262 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 244 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 255 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Gibraltar?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Gibraltar was 80.92 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 80.92 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.67 years in 1950.
- How does Gibraltar rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Gibraltar ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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