Life expectancy by sex in Malta
Malta: Life expectancy by sex was 85.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Malta, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malta recorded 85.26 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Malta peaked at 85.55 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.99 years, in 1950.
That places Malta 22nd 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 | 67.38 years | 64.99 years | 70.47 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.22 years | 70.19 years | 72.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.69 years | 72.53 years | 74.57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.01 years | 74.24 years | 78.2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.23 years | 78.25 years | 80.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.65 years | 80.59 years | 82.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4 years | 83.16 years | 85.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.58 years | 84.06 years | 85.26 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 19 Guernsey 85.58 years compare
- 21 Liechtenstein 85.32 years compare
- 23 Macao 85.25 years compare
- 24 Puerto Rico 85.24 years compare
- 25 Vatican 85.12 years compare
More population data for Malta
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11,503 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 7,814 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.08 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Malta?
- Life expectancy by sex in Malta was 85.26 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 85.55 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.99 years in 1950.
- How does Malta rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.