Womens life expectancy at birth in Spain
Spain: Womens life expectancy at birth was 86.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.31
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
9th
of 236 countries
All-time high
86.31
in 2023
All-time low
63.79
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Spain, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 86.31 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Spain peaked at 86.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.79, in 1951.
That places Spain 9th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.06 | 63.79 | 71.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.05 | 71.62 | 74.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.23 | 74.56 | 78.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.61 | 78.56 | 80.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.67 | 80.56 | 82.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.69 | 82.84 | 84.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.48 | 84.98 | 86.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.58 | 85 | 86.31 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,290 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- 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 womens life expectancy at birth in Spain?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Spain was 86.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 86.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.79 in 1951.
- How does Spain rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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