Life expectancy in Spain
Spain: Life expectancy was 83.3 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Spain, 1960–2021
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Spain is 83.3 years, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Spain peaked at 84 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.8 years, in 1960.
That places Spain 4th out of 49 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.8 years | 69.8 years | 69.8 years | 1 |
| 1970s | 73.78 years | 72 years | 75 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 76.39 years | 75.5 years | 77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.01 years | 76.9 years | 78.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.49 years | 79.3 years | 81.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.14 years | 82.4 years | 84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.85 years | 82.4 years | 83.3 years | 2 |
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More health data for Spain
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 256,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 242,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 258,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 243,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 257,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Spain?
- Life expectancy in Spain was 83.3 years in 2021, according to OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 84 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8 years in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for life expectancy?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023) – with minor 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
The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.