Life Expectancy at Birth in Spain
Spain: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.89
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 216 countries
All-time high
83.93
in 2023
All-time low
69.11
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Spain, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Spain stood at 83.89.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Spain peaked at 83.93 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.11, in 1960.
That places Spain 12th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.11 | — |
| 1961 | 69.48 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 69.52 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 69.68 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.4 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 70.81 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 71.06 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 71.25 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 71.54 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 71.06 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 72.03 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 71.63 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 72.82 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 72.61 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 72.97 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 73.32 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 73.64 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 74.13 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 74.3 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 74.82 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 75.35 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 75.53 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 76.13 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 75.91 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.3 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 76.26 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 76.51 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 76.73 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 76.75 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 76.81 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 76.84 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 76.97 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.41 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 77.55 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.9 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 77.98 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.12 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 78.6 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 78.67 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.72 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 78.97 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.37 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 79.57 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.62 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.87 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.17 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.82 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 80.87 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.18 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.48 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.63 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.48 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 82.43 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.08 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 83.23 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.83 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.33 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.28 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.43 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.83 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 82.23 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 83.18 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 83.13 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.93 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 83.89 | -0.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 83.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 83.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.39 | 69.11 | 71.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.23 | 71.63 | 74.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.23 | 75.35 | 76.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.88 | 76.84 | 78.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.19 | 78.97 | 81.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.95 | 81.63 | 83.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.27 | 82.23 | 83.93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More gender data for Spain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,413 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 42,197 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 42,197 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0961 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Spain?
- Life expectancy at birth in Spain was 83.89 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 83.93 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.11 in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.