Life Expectancy at Birth in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.63
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
13th
of 216 countries
All-time high
83.63
in 2024
All-time low
70.17
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Gibraltar, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar is 83.63, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar peaked at 83.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.17, in 1961.
That places Gibraltar 13th out of 216 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.21 | — |
| 1961 | 70.17 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 70.17 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 70.25 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.44 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 70.75 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 71.18 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 71.54 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 71.71 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 71.81 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 71.89 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 72.1 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 72.36 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 72.71 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 73.05 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 73.32 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 73.44 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 73.48 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 73.51 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 73.58 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 73.75 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 74 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 74.33 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 74.61 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 74.94 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 75.23 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 75.56 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.87 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 76.18 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 76.47 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 76.81 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 77.12 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 77.41 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.72 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.05 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 78.34 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 78.7 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.1 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.48 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 79.81 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80.14 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.42 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.59 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.71 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.86 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 80.99 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.1 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.27 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.54 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.81 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.08 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.33 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.53 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.59 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.64 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.67 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.74 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.86 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.03 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.18 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.07 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.27 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 83.52 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 83.55 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.63 | +0.1% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 83.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 83.63 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.82 | 70.17 | 71.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.94 | 71.89 | 73.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.09 | 73.75 | 76.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.25 | 76.81 | 79.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.94 | 80.14 | 81.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.66 | 82.08 | 83.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.81 | 80.27 | 83.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More gender data for Gibraltar
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 241 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 256 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 255 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 238 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 251 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 234 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 247 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 227 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 240 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar?
- Life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar was 83.63 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 83.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.17 in 1961.
- How does Gibraltar rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Gibraltar ranks 13th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.