Life expectancy at birth in Malta

Life expectancy at birth in Malta was 83.0 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Malta, 2024 83.0 Years
Change from 2023 −0.5% 2023: 83.4 years
European Union, 2024 81.6 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 82.0 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 25th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Malta over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2024 83.0 years 81.6 years
2023 83.4 years 81.4 years
2022 82.3 years 80.7 years
2021 82.3 years 80.3 years
2020 82.1 years 80.4 years
2019 82.7 years 81.3 years
2018 82.2 years 81.0 years
2017 82.2 years 80.9 years
2016 82.4 years 81.0 years
2015 81.8 years 80.6 years
2014 81.9 years 80.9 years
2013 81.7 years 80.5 years
2012 80.7 years 80.2 years
2011 80.7 years 80.1 years
2010 81.4 years 79.6 years
2009 80.2 years 79.4 years
2008 79.6 years 79.1 years
2007 79.8 years 78.9 years
2006 79.4 years 78.7 years
2005 79.3 years 78.3 years
2004 79.3 years 78.1 years
2003 78.5 years 77.6 years
2002 78.7 years 77.5 years
2001 78.8 years 77.4 years
2000 78.3 years 77.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5% from 83.4 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 81.9 years, the figure has changed by +1.3%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 25th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.6 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Malta
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects