Life expectancy for people of different ages in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 83.55 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.55 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
15th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.55 years
in 2023
All-time low
65.1 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Gibraltar, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 83.55 years for life expectancy for people of different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Gibraltar peaked at 83.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.1 years, in 1950.
Gibraltar ranks 15th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 65.1 years | — |
| 1951 | 65.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 65.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 66.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 66.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 67.69 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 68.51 years | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 69.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 69.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 70.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 70.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 70.16 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 70.17 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 70.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 70.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 71.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 71.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 71.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 71.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 71.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 72.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 72.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 72.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 73.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 73.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 73.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 73.48 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 73.51 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 73.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 73.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 74 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 74.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 74.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 74.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 75.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 75.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 76.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 76.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 76.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 77.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 77.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 78.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 78.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 79.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 80.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.07 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.27 years | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 83.52 years | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 83.55 years | +0.0% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 83.55 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 83.55 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.42 years | 65.1 years | 70.11 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.82 years | 70.16 years | 71.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.94 years | 71.89 years | 73.59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.09 years | 73.75 years | 76.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.25 years | 76.81 years | 79.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.94 years | 80.14 years | 81.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.66 years | 82.08 years | 83.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6 years | 80.27 years | 83.55 years | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3242 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 10.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 213 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Gibraltar?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Gibraltar was 83.55 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 83.55 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1 years in 1950.
- How does Gibraltar rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Gibraltar ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.