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Life expectancy at birth in Spain

Spain: Life expectancy at birth 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
61.48 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Spain, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Spain is 83.67 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Spain peaked at 83.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.48 years, in 1951.

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 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth in Spain, year by year

Year years Change
1950 61.75 years —
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 71.73 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)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
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 71.73 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

  1. 10 Australia 83.92 years compare
  2. 11 Singapore 83.74 years compare
  3. 12 Italy 83.72 years compare
  4. 14 Liechtenstein 83.63 years compare
  5. 15 Gibraltar 83.55 years compare
  6. 16 Reunion 83.55 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Spain?
Life expectancy at birth in Spain was 83.67 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 83.67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 61.48 years in 1951.
How does Spain rank for life expectancy at birth?
Spain ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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