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Life expectancy in Spain
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
1 of 14 · Countries
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
5 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2024
84.0years
+0.2
since 2023
Countries · 2024
1 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+1.1
vs World
+10.5
World: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1990 – 2024 years · Spain · World
+1.1 since 2014
65
70
75
80
85
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Spain
World
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Life expectancy · years
Spain
84.0
World
73.5
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Spain · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
84.0 · 2024
First value
76.9 · 1990
Highest
84.0 · 2024
Lowest
76.9 · 1990
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Spain | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.0 | +0.2 | 73.5 |
| 2023 | 83.8 | +0.7 | 73.3 |
| 2022 | 83.1 | +0.1 | 73.0 |
| 2021 | 83.0 | +0.7 | 71.2 |
| 2020 | 82.3 | −1.2 | 72.2 |
| 2019 | 83.5 | +0.4 | 72.9 |
| 2018 | 83.1 | +0.1 | 72.6 |
| 2017 | 83.0 | −0.1 | 72.4 |
| 2016 | 83.1 | +0.4 | 72.2 |
| 2015 | 82.7 | −0.2 | 72.0 |
| 2014break in series | 82.9 | −0.3 | 71.8 |
| 2013 | 83.2 | +0.7 | 71.5 |
| 2012 | 82.5 | −0.1 | 71.3 |
| 2011 | 82.6 | +0.2 | 71.0 |
| 2010 | 82.4 | +0.5 | 70.7 |
| 2009 | 81.9 | +0.4 | 70.4 |
| 2008 | 81.5 | +0.4 | 70.0 |
| 2007 | 81.1 | ±0.0 | 69.8 |
| 2006 | 81.1 | +0.8 | 69.5 |
| 2005 | 80.3 | −0.1 | 69.1 |
| 2004 | 80.4 | +0.7 | 68.8 |
| 2003 | 79.7 | −0.1 | 68.5 |
| 2002 | 79.8 | ±0.0 | 68.2 |
| 2001 | 79.8 | +0.5 | 67.9 |
| 2000 | 79.3 | +0.5 | 67.7 |
| 1999 | 78.8 | ±0.0 | 67.3 |
| 1998 | 78.8 | ±0.0 | 67.1 |
| 1997 | 78.8 | +0.5 | 66.8 |
| 1996 | 78.3 | +0.2 | 66.5 |
| 1995 | 78.1 | +0.1 | 66.2 |
| 1994 | 78.0 | +0.3 | 66.0 |
| 1993 | 77.7 | +0.1 | 65.7 |
| 1992 | 77.6 | +0.5 | 65.5 |
| 1991 | 77.1 | +0.2 | 65.3 |
| 1990 | 76.9 | 65.1 |
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Life expectancy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bulgaria | 71.2 | |
| 12 | Romania | 72.8 | |
| 11 | Lithuania | 74.3 | |
| 10 | Poland | 75.4 | |
| 9 | Czechia | 77.2 | |
| 8 | Greece | 80.1 | |
| 7 | Germany | 80.7 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 81.3 | |
| 5 | Finland | 81.8 | |
| 4 | France | 82.2 | |
| 3 | Italy | 82.6 | |
| 2 | Spain | 83.0 | |
| 1 | Norway | 83.2 |
Source: Eurostat, 2021
What it means
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
How it is calculated
Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).
People
Spain in numbers
Population
49M
2025
Population growth
1.03%
2025
Population density
97.2
2024
Median age
45.8
2025
Children under 15
12.9%
2025
Residents 65 and over
20.7%
2025
Births per woman
1.10
2024
Birth rate
6.5
2025
Infant mortality
2.6
2024
Net migration
11.8
2025
Born abroad
18.5%
2024
Urban population
80.5%
2025