Life expectancy at age 60, female in Spain
Spain: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 27.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Spain, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Spain stood at 27.98 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Spain peaked at 27.98 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.06 years, in 1960.
Spain ranks 9th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.57 years | 19.06 years | 20 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.72 years | 19.78 years | 21.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.77 years | 22.05 years | 23.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.33 years | 23.53 years | 24.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.81 years | 25.13 years | 26.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.24 years | 26.86 years | 27.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4 years | 26.67 years | 27.98 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Spain
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 161,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 164,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 176,237 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 168,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 178,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 169,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 178,725 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Spain?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Spain was 27.98 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 27.98 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.06 years in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.