What is life expectancy in Spain?

Life expectancy in Spain was 83.67 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Spain?

The highest recorded value was 83.67 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 29.5 years in 1882.

How does Spain rank for life expectancy?

Spain ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Spain data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Spain

Name: Life expectancy in Spain
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Spain: Life expectancy was 83.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.67 years

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

13th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.67 years

in 2023

All-time low

29.5 years

in 1882

Years of data

119

1882–2023

Life expectancy in Spain, 1882–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Spain recorded 83.67 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 119 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Spain peaked at 83.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.5 years, in 1882.

That places Spain 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 119 years of available data.

Life expectancy in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy in Spain, 1882 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1882	29.5 years	—
1892	32.1 years	+8.8%
1900	34.8 years	+8.4%
1908	41.41 years	+19.0%
1909	41 years	-1.0%
1910	40.84 years	-0.4%
1911	39.79 years	-2.6%
1912	43.43 years	+9.1%
1913	42.61 years	-1.9%
1914	42.78 years	+0.4%
1915	43.09 years	+0.7%
1916	43.91 years	+1.9%
1917	42.6 years	-3.0%
1918	30.36 years	-28.7%
1919	40.95 years	+34.9%
1920	39.38 years	-3.8%
1921	41.99 years	+6.6%
1922	44.2 years	+5.3%
1923	44.75 years	+1.2%
1924	46.3 years	+3.5%
1925	46.98 years	+1.5%
1926	47.7 years	+1.5%
1927	48.48 years	+1.6%
1928	48.62 years	+0.3%
1929	49.49 years	+1.8%
1930	49.25 years	-0.5%
1931	49.28 years	+0.1%
1932	51.14 years	+3.8%
1933	51.6 years	+0.9%
1934	52.22 years	+1.2%
1935	52.65 years	+0.8%
1936	51.01 years	-3.1%
1937	47.32 years	-7.2%
1938	47.6 years	+0.6%
1939	47.23 years	-0.8%
1940	48.63 years	+3.0%
1941	47.25 years	-2.8%
1942	52.26 years	+10.6%
1943	54.89 years	+5.0%
1944	56.27 years	+2.5%
1945	57.79 years	+2.7%
1946	57.59 years	-0.3%
1947	59.13 years	+2.7%
1948	61.31 years	+3.7%
1949	60.94 years	-0.6%
1950	61.75 years	+1.3%
1951	61.48 years	-0.4%
1952	64.83 years	+5.4%
1953	65.73 years	+1.4%
1954	66.91 years	+1.8%
1955	66.68 years	-0.3%
1956	66.75 years	+0.1%
1957	66.57 years	-0.3%
1958	68.78 years	+3.3%
1959	68.69 years	-0.1%
1960	69.21 years	+0.8%
1961	69.57 years	+0.5%
1962	69.63 years	+0.1%
1963	69.77 years	+0.2%
1964	70.49 years	+1.0%
1965	70.9 years	+0.6%
1966	71.16 years	+0.4%
1967	71.35 years	+0.3%
1968	71.67 years	+0.5%
1969	71.14 years	-0.7%
1970	72.15 years	+1.4%
1971	71.74 years	-0.6%
1972	72.95 years	+1.7%
1973	72.73 years	-0.3%
1974	73.09 years	+0.5%
1975	73.49 years	+0.5%
1976	73.81 years	+0.4%
1977	74.31 years	+0.7%
1978	74.5 years	+0.3%
1979	74.99 years	+0.7%
1980	75.53 years	+0.7%
1981	75.71 years	+0.2%
1982	76.32 years	+0.8%
1983	76.1 years	-0.3%
1984	76.48 years	+0.5%
1985	76.41 years	-0.1%
1986	76.7 years	+0.4%
1987	76.96 years	+0.3%
1988	76.95 years	-0.0%
1989	77 years	+0.1%
1990	77 years	+0.0%
1991	77.13 years	+0.2%
1992	77.59 years	+0.6%
1993	77.73 years	+0.2%
1994	78.11 years	+0.5%
1995	78.2 years	+0.1%
1996	78.34 years	+0.2%
1997	78.85 years	+0.7%
1998	78.94 years	+0.1%
1999	78.94 years	+0.0%
2000	79.41 years	+0.6%
2001	79.74 years	+0.4%
2002	79.82 years	+0.1%
2003	79.75 years	-0.1%
2004	80.33 years	+0.7%
2005	80.32 years	-0.0%
2006	80.96 years	+0.8%
2007	80.97 years	+0.0%
2008	81.28 years	+0.4%
2009	81.63 years	+0.4%
2010	82.01 years	+0.5%
2011	82.18 years	+0.2%
2012	82.19 years	+0.0%
2013	82.69 years	+0.6%
2014	82.83 years	+0.2%
2015	82.61 years	-0.3%
2016	83 years	+0.5%
2017	82.99 years	-0.0%
2018	83.1 years	+0.1%
2019	83.48 years	+0.5%
2020	82.24 years	-1.5%
2021	82.95 years	+0.9%
2022	82.37 years	-0.7%
2023	83.67 years	+1.6%

Spain compared with similar countries

Spain's 83.67 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Spain's 83.67 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Life expectancy in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1919	+34.9%	30.36 years	40.95 years
1918	-28.7%	42.6 years	30.36 years

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1880s	29.5 years	29.5 years	29.5 years	1
1890s	32.1 years	32.1 years	32.1 years	1
1900s	39.07 years	34.8 years	41.41 years	3
1910s	41.04 years	30.36 years	43.91 years	10
1920s	45.79 years	39.38 years	49.49 years	10
1930s	49.93 years	47.23 years	52.65 years	10
1940s	55.61 years	47.25 years	61.31 years	10
1950s	65.82 years	61.48 years	68.78 years	10
1960s	70.49 years	69.21 years	71.67 years	10
1970s	73.38 years	71.74 years	74.99 years	10
1980s	76.41 years	75.53 years	77 years	10
1990s	78.08 years	77 years	78.94 years	10
2000s	80.42 years	79.41 years	81.63 years	10
2010s	82.71 years	82.01 years	83.48 years	10
2020s	82.81 years	82.24 years	83.67 years	4

Countries ranked near Spain

10 Australia 83.92 years compare
11 Singapore 83.74 years compare
12 Italy 83.72 years compare
14 Liechtenstein 83.63 years compare
15 Gibraltar 83.55 years compare
16 Reunion 83.55 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
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)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Spain?: Life expectancy in Spain was 83.67 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 83.67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 29.5 years in 1882.
How does Spain rank for life expectancy?: Spain ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.