Life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Life expectancy at birth 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 at birth in Gibraltar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar is 83.55 years, measured 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 at birth 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 at birth 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 | 70.17 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 | +0.5% |
| 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 | 73.58 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 | 74.94 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 | 70.17 years | 71.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.94 years | 71.89 years | 73.58 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
- 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,132 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0851 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0908 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar?
- Life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar was 83.55 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 83.55 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1 years in 1950.
- How does Gibraltar rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Gibraltar ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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