Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Spain
Spain: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males was 80.96 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Spain, 1908–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Spain recorded 80.96 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 116 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Spain peaked at 80.96 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.94 years, in 1918.
That places Spain 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 116 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 40.22 years | 39.94 years | 40.5 years | 2 |
| 1910s | 40.12 years | 29.94 years | 42.98 years | 10 |
| 1920s | 44.42 years | 38.31 years | 47.85 years | 10 |
| 1930s | 47.19 years | 42.91 years | 50.73 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 52.61 years | 43.47 years | 58.61 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 63.45 years | 59.1 years | 66.39 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.81 years | 66.67 years | 68.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.42 years | 68.84 years | 71.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.14 years | 72.39 years | 73.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.49 years | 73.43 years | 75.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.13 years | 75.96 years | 78.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.87 years | 78.97 years | 80.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.01 years | 79.44 years | 80.96 years | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
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- 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 remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Spain?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Spain was 80.96 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 80.96 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.94 years in 1918.
- How does Spain rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.