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.

Life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar

Name: Life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

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

12 Italy 83.72 years compare
13 Spain 83.67 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)
Population ages 65 and above, female 3,836 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 245 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 235 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 247 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 221 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 251 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 19.0% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 16.6% (2025)

All data for Gibraltar →

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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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.