What is the life expectancy in Gibraltar?

Short answer

Life expectancy at birth in Gibraltar was estimated at 83.6 years for men and 87.1 years for women in 2022, which the Statistics Office describes as among the highest in the world.

Detailed answer

The figures are published in the Census of Gibraltar 2022 report.

• Men: 83.6 years, up 2.7 years since 2012 and 15.0 years since 1970
• Women: 87.1 years, up 1.5 years since 2012 and 14.6 years since 1970
• Gap between women and men: 3.5 years, down from 4.7 years in 2012

Improvement for women has slowed over the last decade. The report also notes that deaths rose between 2020 and 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic, which affects the figures for that period.

Gibraltar's population is small, so the Statistics Office calculates mortality rates using an average of deaths over several years. Year-to-year changes in small populations can be large, and longer-term trends are more reliable.

Longer lives are one reason the population is ageing. By 2022 residents aged 65 and over outnumbered children under 15.