Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Spain

Life expectancy at birth in Spain in 2024 — 83.9 years. Ranked 12 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 21.4%.

2024 83.9 years −0.06% vs 2023
World rank 12of 217
Period maximum 83.9 years2023
Period minimum 69.1 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Spain, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 69.1 years1962: 69.5 years1964: 70.4 years1966: 71.1 years1968: 71.5 years1970: 72 years1972: 72.8 years1974: 73 years1976: 73.6 years1978: 74.3 years1980: 75.3 years1982: 76.1 years1984: 76.3 years1986: 76.5 years1988: 76.7 years1990: 76.8 years1992: 77.4 years1994: 77.9 years1996: 78.1 years1998: 78.7 years2000: 79 years2002: 79.6 years2004: 79.9 years2006: 80.8 years2008: 81.2 years2010: 81.6 years2012: 82.4 years2014: 83.2 years2016: 83.3 years2018: 83.4 years2020: 82.2 years2022: 83.1 years2024: 83.9 years
Change over the period: +14.8 (+21.38%) Average annual rate: 0.3 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 83.9 years
World 73.5 years
Southern Europe computed 82.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.9 −0 −0.06%
2023 83.9 +0.8 +0.96%
2022 83.1 −0 −0.05%
2021 83.2 +0.9 +1.15%
2020 82.2 −1.6 −1.91%
2019 83.8 +0.4 +0.48%
2018 83.4 +0.1 +0.18%
2017 83.3 −0 −0.06%
2016 83.3 +0.5 +0.6%
2015 82.8 −0.4 −0.48%
2014 83.2 +0.2 +0.18%
2013 83.1 +0.7 +0.79%
2012 82.4 −0 −0.06%
2011 82.5 +0.8 +1.04%
2010 81.6 +0.2 +0.19%
2009 81.5 +0.3 +0.37%
2008 81.2 +0.3 +0.37%
2007 80.9 +0.1 +0.06%
2006 80.8 +0.7 +0.81%
2005 80.2 +0.3 +0.38%
2004 79.9 +0.3 +0.32%
2003 79.6 +0.1 +0.06%
2002 79.6 +0.2 +0.25%
2001 79.4 +0.4 +0.51%
2000 79 +0.2 +0.32%
1999 78.7 +0.1 +0.07%
1998 78.7 +0.1 +0.08%
1997 78.6 +0.5 +0.62%
1996 78.1 +0.1 +0.18%
1995 78 +0.1 +0.1%
1994 77.9 +0.4 +0.46%
1993 77.5 +0.1 +0.18%
1992 77.4 +0.4 +0.57%
1991 77 +0.1 +0.17%
1990 76.8 +0 +0.03%
1989 76.8 +0.1 +0.09%
1988 76.7 +0 +0.02%
1987 76.7 +0.2 +0.28%
1986 76.5 +0.3 +0.33%
1985 76.3 −0 −0.05%
1984 76.3 +0.4 +0.51%
1983 75.9 −0.2 −0.3%
1982 76.1 +0.6 +0.8%
1981 75.5 +0.2 +0.24%
1980 75.3 +0.5 +0.71%
1979 74.8 +0.5 +0.7%
1978 74.3 +0.2 +0.22%
1977 74.1 +0.5 +0.66%
1976 73.6 +0.3 +0.44%
1975 73.3 +0.3 +0.48%
1974 73 +0.4 +0.49%
1973 72.6 −0.2 −0.28%
1972 72.8 +1.2 +1.66%
1971 71.6 −0.4 −0.55%
1970 72 +1 +1.36%
1969 71.1 −0.5 −0.67%
1968 71.5 +0.3 +0.4%
1967 71.3 +0.2 +0.28%
1966 71.1 +0.2 +0.35%
1965 70.8 +0.4 +0.58%
1964 70.4 +0.7 +1.03%
1963 69.7 +0.2 +0.23%
1962 69.5 +0 +0.06%
1961 69.5 +0.4 +0.54%
1960 69.1

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.