Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 86.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.19 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 218 countries
All-time high
86.19 years
in 2024
All-time low
71.97 years
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Gibraltar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 86.19 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Gibraltar peaked at 86.19 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.97 years, in 1963.
That places Gibraltar 12th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.82 years | — |
| 1961 | 72.29 years | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 72.03 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 71.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 72.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 72.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 73.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 73.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 74.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 74.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 74.43 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 74.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 74.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 75.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 75.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 75.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 76.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 76.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 76.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 76.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 76.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 76.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 76.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 76.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 77.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 77.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 77.94 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 78.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 79.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 79.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 79.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 79.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 79.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 80.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 80.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 81.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 82.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 82.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.8 years | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 86.1 years | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 86.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.19 years | +0.1% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 86.19 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.48 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 86.19 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83 years, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73 years | 71.97 years | 74.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.51 years | 74.43 years | 76.19 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.5 years | 76.27 years | 79.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.23 years | 79.33 years | 81.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.88 years | 81.52 years | 84.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.29 years | 84.64 years | 85.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.38 years | 82.8 years | 86.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More health data for Gibraltar
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,132 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0908 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 10.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Gibraltar?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Gibraltar was 86.19 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 86.19 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.97 years in 1963.
- How does Gibraltar rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Gibraltar ranks 12th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.