Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malta
Malta: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 83.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malta, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malta recorded 83.3 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malta peaked at 83.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.47 years, in 1950.
That places Malta 19th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.75 years | 63.47 years | 68.37 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 69.36 years | 68.42 years | 70.06 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.59 years | 70.14 years | 72.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.96 years | 72.32 years | 76.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.93 years | 76.16 years | 77.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.2 years | 77.9 years | 80.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.15 years | 80.8 years | 83.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.55 years | 82.25 years | 83.3 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,737 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 3,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 3,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,421 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malta?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malta was 83.3 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.47 years in 1950.
- How does Malta rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.