Life expectancy at birth, total in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Gibraltar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Gibraltar stood at 83.63 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Gibraltar peaked at 83.63 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.17 years, in 1961.
That places Gibraltar 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 82.81 years | 80.27 years | 83.63 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 215 (2025)
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- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 213 (2025)
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 221 (2025)
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- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 251 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 234 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Gibraltar?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Gibraltar was 83.63 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 83.63 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.17 years in 1961.
- How does Gibraltar rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Gibraltar ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.