Life expectancy at birth, total in Spain
Spain: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.88 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Spain, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Spain recorded 83.88 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Spain peaked at 83.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.63 years, in 1971.
That places Spain 9th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.23 years | 71.63 years | 74.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.23 years | 75.35 years | 76.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.88 years | 76.84 years | 78.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.19 years | 78.97 years | 81.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.95 years | 81.63 years | 83.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.11 years | 82.23 years | 83.88 years | 4 |
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More population data for Spain
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.536 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.24 million (2100)
- Population density 66.29 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.536 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.1 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 429,333 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.1 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.1 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.2309 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.21 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Spain?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Spain was 83.88 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 83.88 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.63 years in 1971.
- How does Spain rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release