What is life expectancy in Gibraltar?

Life expectancy 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 recorded in Gibraltar?

The highest recorded value was 83.55 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Gibraltar?

The lowest recorded value was 65.1 years in 1950.

How does Gibraltar rank for life expectancy?

Gibraltar ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Gibraltar

Name: Life expectancy in Gibraltar
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gibraltar: Life expectancy 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

1950–2023

Life expectancy 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 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 in Gibraltar peaked at 83.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.1 years, in 1950.

That places Gibraltar 15th 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 in Gibraltar, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy in Gibraltar, 1950 to 2023.
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

12 Italy 83.72 years compare
13 Spain 83.67 years compare
14 Liechtenstein 83.63 years compare
16 Reunion 83.55 years compare
17 France 83.33 years compare
18 Norway 83.31 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
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)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4528 % change on previous year (2090)
Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0851 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, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3242 units per person (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Gibraltar?: Life expectancy 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 recorded in Gibraltar?: The highest recorded value was 83.55 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Gibraltar?: The lowest recorded value was 65.1 years in 1950.
How does Gibraltar rank for life expectancy?: Gibraltar ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.