Life expectancy (Our World) in Spain
Spain: Life expectancy (Our World) was 83.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.67
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.67
in 2023
All-time low
29.5
in 1882
Years of data
119
1882–2023
Life expectancy in Spain, 1882–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 83.67 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.5, in 1882.
Spain ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 119 years of available data.
Life expectancy (Our World) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 29.5 | — |
| 1892 | 32.1 | +8.8% |
| 1900 | 34.8 | +8.4% |
| 1908 | 41.41 | +19.0% |
| 1909 | 41 | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 40.84 | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 39.79 | -2.6% |
| 1912 | 43.43 | +9.1% |
| 1913 | 42.61 | -1.9% |
| 1914 | 42.78 | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 43.09 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 43.91 | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 42.6 | -3.0% |
| 1918 | 30.36 | -28.7% |
| 1919 | 40.95 | +34.9% |
| 1920 | 39.38 | -3.8% |
| 1921 | 41.99 | +6.6% |
| 1922 | 44.2 | +5.3% |
| 1923 | 44.75 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 46.3 | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 46.98 | +1.5% |
| 1926 | 47.7 | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 48.48 | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 48.62 | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 49.49 | +1.8% |
| 1930 | 49.25 | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 49.28 | +0.1% |
| 1932 | 51.14 | +3.8% |
| 1933 | 51.6 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 52.22 | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 52.65 | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 51.01 | -3.1% |
| 1937 | 47.32 | -7.2% |
| 1938 | 47.6 | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 47.23 | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 48.63 | +3.0% |
| 1941 | 47.25 | -2.8% |
| 1942 | 52.26 | +10.6% |
| 1943 | 54.89 | +5.0% |
| 1944 | 56.27 | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 57.79 | +2.7% |
| 1946 | 57.59 | -0.3% |
| 1947 | 59.13 | +2.7% |
| 1948 | 61.31 | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 60.94 | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 61.75 | +1.3% |
| 1951 | 61.48 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 64.83 | +5.4% |
| 1953 | 65.73 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 66.91 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 66.68 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 66.75 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 66.57 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 68.78 | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 68.69 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 69.21 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 69.57 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 69.63 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 69.77 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.49 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 70.9 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 71.16 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 71.35 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 71.67 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 71.14 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 72.15 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 71.74 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 72.95 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 72.73 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 73.09 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 73.49 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 73.81 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 74.31 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 74.5 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 74.99 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 75.53 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 75.71 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 76.32 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 76.1 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.48 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 76.41 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 76.7 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.96 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 76.95 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 77 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 77.13 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.59 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 77.73 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 78.11 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 78.2 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.34 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 78.85 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 78.94 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.94 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 79.41 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 79.74 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 79.82 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.75 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.33 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 80.32 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.96 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 80.97 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.28 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.63 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.01 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.18 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.19 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.69 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.83 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.61 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 83 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.99 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.1 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.48 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 82.24 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 82.95 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 82.37 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 83.67 | +1.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 83.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 83.67 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy (Our World) 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 | 40.95 |
| 1918 | -28.7% | 42.6 | 30.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 1 |
| 1890s | 32.1 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 1 |
| 1900s | 39.07 | 34.8 | 41.41 | 3 |
| 1910s | 41.04 | 30.36 | 43.91 | 10 |
| 1920s | 45.79 | 39.38 | 49.49 | 10 |
| 1930s | 49.93 | 47.23 | 52.65 | 10 |
| 1940s | 55.61 | 47.25 | 61.31 | 10 |
| 1950s | 65.82 | 61.48 | 68.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.49 | 69.21 | 71.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.38 | 71.74 | 74.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.41 | 75.53 | 77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.08 | 77 | 78.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.42 | 79.41 | 81.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.71 | 82.01 | 83.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.81 | 82.24 | 83.67 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (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 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 83.67 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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