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Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Spain

Spain: Remaining life expectancy at different ages 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
30.36 years
in 1918
Years of data
116
1908–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Spain, 1908–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Spain is 83.67 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 116 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Spain peaked at 83.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.36 years, in 1918.

Spain ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 116 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 41.2 years 41 years 41.41 years 2
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

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

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Spain?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Spain was 83.67 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 recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 83.67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 30.36 years in 1918.
How does Spain rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
Spain ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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