Life expectancy by age and sex in Spain
Spain: Life expectancy by age and sex was 84 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
84
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
3rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
84
in 2024
All-time low
73.4
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975β2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Spain, 1975β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age and sex in Spain stood at 84. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Spain peaked at 84 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.4, in 1975.
Spain ranks 3rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.14 | 73.4 | 75 | 5 |
| 1980s | 76.39 | 75.5 | 77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.01 | 76.9 | 78.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.49 | 79.3 | 81.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9 | 82.4 | 83.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.24 | 82.3 | 84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 1 Switzerland 84.2 compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 84.2 compare
- 4 Sweden 83.8 compare
- 5 Italy 83.7 compare
- 6 Cyprus 83.5 compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,290 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Spain?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Spain was 84 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4 in 1975.
- How does Spain rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Spain ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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