Life expectation at birth by sex in Spain
Spain: Life expectation at birth by sex was 86.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.31
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
9th
of 236 countries
All-time high
86.31
in 2023
All-time low
30.8
in 1918
Years of data
116
1908–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Spain, 1908–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectation at birth by sex in Spain is 86.31, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 116 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Spain peaked at 86.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.8, in 1918.
Spain ranks 9th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 116 years of available data.
Life expectation at birth by sex in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 42.35 | — |
| 1909 | 42.09 | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 42.02 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 40.77 | -3.0% |
| 1912 | 44.39 | +8.9% |
| 1913 | 43.59 | -1.8% |
| 1914 | 43.7 | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 44.01 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 44.89 | +2.0% |
| 1917 | 43.58 | -2.9% |
| 1918 | 30.8 | -29.3% |
| 1919 | 42.15 | +36.9% |
| 1920 | 40.5 | -3.9% |
| 1921 | 43.23 | +6.7% |
| 1922 | 45.45 | +5.1% |
| 1923 | 46.02 | +1.3% |
| 1924 | 47.8 | +3.9% |
| 1925 | 48.49 | +1.4% |
| 1926 | 49.22 | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 50.01 | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 50.11 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 51.16 | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 51.11 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 51.07 | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 52.85 | +3.5% |
| 1933 | 53.3 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 54.09 | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 54.6 | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 55.57 | +1.8% |
| 1937 | 52.26 | -6.0% |
| 1938 | 52.17 | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 51.8 | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 52.64 | +1.6% |
| 1941 | 51.47 | -2.2% |
| 1942 | 55.33 | +7.5% |
| 1943 | 57.63 | +4.2% |
| 1944 | 59.24 | +2.8% |
| 1945 | 60.55 | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 60.65 | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 61.66 | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 63.92 | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 63.5 | -0.7% |
| 1950 | 64.12 | +1.0% |
| 1951 | 63.79 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 66.99 | +5.0% |
| 1953 | 67.85 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 69.04 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 68.88 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 69.01 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 68.88 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 71.03 | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 71.02 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 71.63 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 71.93 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 72.05 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 72.32 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 73.09 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 73.53 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 73.74 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.03 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 74.36 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 73.85 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 74.87 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 74.56 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 75.64 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 75.53 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 75.93 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 76.35 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 76.71 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 77.23 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 77.48 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 78.05 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 78.55 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 78.78 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 79.35 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 79.13 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 79.68 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 79.66 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.89 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 80.24 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 80.29 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 80.5 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 80.56 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 80.75 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 81.26 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 81.34 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 81.72 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.85 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 82 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 82.35 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 82.42 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 82.43 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 82.84 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 83.16 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 83.23 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 83.07 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.65 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 83.61 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.21 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.16 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.33 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 84.64 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84.98 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.08 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.04 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.47 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 85.56 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.34 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.75 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 85.64 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.77 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.14 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 84.99 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 85.72 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 85.3 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.31 | +1.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 86.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 86.31 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectation at birth by sex in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +36.9% | 30.8 | 42.15 |
| 1918 | -29.3% | 43.58 | 30.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 42.22 | 42.09 | 42.35 | 2 |
| 1910s | 41.99 | 30.8 | 44.89 | 10 |
| 1920s | 47.2 | 40.5 | 51.16 | 10 |
| 1930s | 52.88 | 51.07 | 55.57 | 10 |
| 1940s | 58.66 | 51.47 | 63.92 | 10 |
| 1950s | 68.06 | 63.79 | 71.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.05 | 71.63 | 74.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.23 | 74.56 | 78.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.61 | 78.55 | 80.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.67 | 80.56 | 82.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.69 | 82.84 | 84.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.48 | 84.98 | 86.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.58 | 84.99 | 86.31 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Spain?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Spain was 86.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 86.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8 in 1918.
- How does Spain rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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