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

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Gibraltar is 83.55 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of 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.

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

Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 236 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 231 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 215 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 229 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 213 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 227 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 221 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 232 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 251 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 234 (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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About this data

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: 06 August 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.