๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Life Expectancy in Spain

83.80 years
Average Life Expectancy (both sexes)
81.10 years
Average Life Expectancy Males
86.44 years
Average Life Expectancy Females

The current average life expectancy for Spain in 2024 is 83.7994 years of age. A 0.15% increase from 2023, when the average life expectancy was 83.6703 years, from birth to death. In the future, Spain's average life expectancy is projected to increase to 92.869 years of age, by the year 2100. A total increase of the average life expectancy for people living in Spain by 10.82% from today's standard. This positive trend can be attributed to technological advancements, a better standard of living, and an icrease in healthcare availability.

Historic Life Expectancy in Spain (1950-2024)

Between 1950 to 2024 the average life expectancy of people living in Spain has increased from 61.7542 to 83.7994 years. That is an 35.7% increase that allow people of the country to live an extra 22.0452 years of life, on average.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
1950 61.7542 59.2816 64.1151
1951 61.4821 59.0973 63.7867
1952 64.8283 62.5288 66.9884
1953 65.7308 63.4785 67.8472
1954 66.9111 64.6382 69.0363
1955 66.6811 64.3544 68.8752
1956 66.7509 64.3852 69.0052
1957 66.5702 64.1523 68.8788
1958 68.7834 66.3897 71.0323
1959 68.6908 66.2322 71.0184
1960 69.2066 66.6677 71.6251
1961 69.5682 67.0722 71.9275
1962 69.6292 67.0849 72.0539
1963 69.7665 67.1145 72.3162
1964 70.4937 67.7817 73.0939
1965 70.9 68.155 73.5334
1966 71.1603 68.4595 73.7431
1967 71.3491 68.5603 74.0328
1968 71.6743 68.8808 74.3632
1969 71.1386 68.3426 73.8519
1970 72.1491 69.3281 74.8667
1971 71.7353 68.8419 74.5586
1972 72.9533 70.1508 75.6362
1973 72.7324 69.8462 75.5264
1974 73.0928 70.1632 75.9289
1975 73.4918 70.5401 76.3496
1976 73.8069 70.8147 76.7079
1977 74.3066 71.2843 77.2295
1978 74.496 71.4191 77.4773
1979 74.9895 71.8354 78.0473
1980 75.5259 72.3909 78.5548
1981 75.7061 72.5375 78.7774
1982 76.3188 73.173 79.3467
1983 76.0966 72.9601 79.1326
1984 76.4822 73.1985 79.6783
1985 76.4105 73.0956 79.6598
1986 76.7034 73.4373 79.889
1987 76.9564 73.6022 80.2357
1988 76.9491 73.5557 80.2855
1989 76.998 73.4721 80.4968
1990 77.0004 73.4296 80.5573
1991 77.1285 73.506 80.7515
1992 77.5888 73.9122 81.2641
1993 77.728 74.1131 81.3387
1994 78.1141 74.4973 81.7207
1995 78.2002 74.5579 81.8459
1996 78.3389 74.6873 82.0015
1997 78.8504 75.3286 82.3522
1998 78.9395 75.4464 82.4221
1999 78.9437 75.4601 82.4326
2000 79.4123 75.9648 82.8408
2001 79.7387 76.2894 83.1644
2002 79.8177 76.3914 83.2311
2003 79.7482 76.4224 83.0669
2004 80.3283 76.9795 83.6538
2005 80.3196 77.0203 83.6117
2006 80.9627 77.6861 84.2062
2007 80.9696 77.7531 84.1632
2008 81.2782 78.1796 84.3348
2009 81.627 78.5697 84.6355
2010 82.0063 78.9747 84.9766
2011 82.1804 79.2188 85.0753
2012 82.1905 79.2847 85.0412
2013 82.6943 79.8402 85.4682
2014 82.8283 80.0114 85.5624
2015 82.6109 79.8246 85.3394
2016 82.9999 80.1828 85.7479
2017 82.9862 80.2562 85.6442
2018 83.0956 80.3497 85.774
2019 83.4794 80.7395 86.1398
2020 82.2413 79.4828 84.9948
2021 82.9508 80.1422 85.7234
2022 82.3661 79.4363 85.304
2023 83.6703 80.9615 86.3118
2024 83.7994 81.1027 86.4356

How is life expectancy calculated?

Life expectancy represent the average number of years of life remaining in a group of people. The numbers above represent life expectancy of the population in Spain, calculated from birth.

Future Life Expectancy in Spain (2024-2100)

Spain's average life expectancy is projected to increase in the future. By the year 2100, the country will have reached an average life expectancy of 92.869 years of age. An 10.82% increase from today's standard.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
2024 83.7994 81.1027 86.4356
2025 83.9598 81.2681 86.5934
2026 84.0829 81.4037 86.7065
2027 84.2323 81.5688 86.8412
2028 84.3653 81.7043 86.9752
2029 84.5013 81.8546 87.0982
2030 84.637 82.0048 87.2207
2031 84.7696 82.1403 87.3534
2032 84.902 82.2757 87.4856
2033 85.0422 82.4257 87.6173
2034 85.1558 82.5459 87.7269
2035 85.2797 82.6667 87.8573
2036 85.4015 82.8018 87.9667
2037 85.5324 82.9365 88.0958
2038 85.6557 83.0571 88.2246
2039 85.7863 83.1918 88.3528
2040 85.9165 83.3262 88.4803
2041 86.0388 83.4466 88.6071
2042 86.1764 83.5953 88.7338
2043 86.2981 83.7155 88.8595
2044 86.4186 83.8347 88.9837
2045 86.5452 83.982 89.0886
2046 86.6652 84.1012 89.2119
2047 86.7846 84.2201 89.3343
2048 86.9042 84.3394 89.4565
2049 87.0303 84.4716 89.5776
2050 87.1391 84.5893 89.6789
2051 87.2732 84.7213 89.8172
2052 87.3907 84.8395 89.9364
2053 87.5154 84.9711 90.0549
2054 87.6476 85.102 90.1904
2055 87.7632 85.2188 90.3065
2056 87.8945 85.3493 90.4401
2057 88.0165 85.4789 90.5548
2058 88.13 85.594 90.6678
2059 88.243 85.7089 90.7801
2060 88.3562 85.8239 90.892
2061 88.4682 85.9379 91.0024
2062 88.5957 86.0656 91.1297
2063 88.6998 86.166 91.2383
2064 88.8248 86.3047 91.3464
2065 88.9432 86.418 91.4702
2066 89.0605 86.5303 91.5923
2067 89.1697 86.6421 91.6975
2068 89.2852 86.753 91.817
2069 89.4075 86.8766 91.936
2070 89.5142 86.9865 92.0377
2071 89.6347 87.1088 92.1544
2072 89.7619 87.2313 92.2853
2073 89.8733 87.3521 92.3845
2074 89.9832 87.4594 92.4965
2075 90.093 87.567 92.608
2076 90.209 87.6746 92.733
2077 90.3297 87.8046 92.842
2078 90.4363 87.9102 92.9496
2079 90.5487 88.0157 93.07
2080 90.6526 88.1193 93.1744
2081 90.7566 88.2235 93.2785
2082 90.8781 88.3496 93.3943
2083 90.9869 88.4531 93.5095
2084 91.107 88.5785 93.623
2085 91.2129 88.6798 93.7345
2086 91.3311 88.8038 93.8453
2087 91.4474 88.9261 93.9541
2088 91.5557 89.0252 94.0731
2089 91.6631 89.1236 94.1903
2090 91.7637 89.2211 94.2938
2091 91.8755 89.3396 94.3961
2092 91.9977 89.4583 94.5207
2093 92.0952 89.5534 94.6196
2094 92.2147 89.67 94.7402
2095 92.3104 89.7639 94.8364
2096 92.4267 89.878 94.9527
2097 92.5203 89.9703 95.0458
2098 92.6352 90.0838 95.1596
2099 92.7581 90.1962 95.2917
2100 92.869 90.3065 95.4004

Factors that Affect Life Expectancy

Just like any other region or country, Spain's life expectancy is influenced by a variety of factors, that include both individual and population-level factors. Broadly speaking, life expectancy is most affected by fertility rate, deaths, immigration and emigration. Some of the individual and population-level factors listed below can get you a better insight into its causes and affects of life expectancy.

Healthcare and Medical Advances

Access to quality healthcare, advancements in medical technology, and improvements in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment play a significant role in increasing life expectancy. This includes vaccinations, antibiotics, surgical procedures, and the management of chronic conditions can greatly increase life expectancy of a country or region.

Socioeconomic Status

Income, education, and occupation are strongly correlated with life expectancy. Higher socioeconomic status typically provides individuals with better access to healthcare, healthier living conditions, and improved overall well-being, contributing to longer life expectancy of a country or region.

Environmental Factors

Environmental conditions can impact life expectancy. Access to clean air, water, and sanitation, as well as exposure to environmental pollutants and hazardous substances, can affect health outcomes and life expectancy.

Social Support and Relationships

Strong social connections, supportive relationships, and community engagement has also been linked to improved health outcomes and increased life expectancy. Social isolation and loneliness, on the other hand, can have negative effects on health and decrease life expectancy.

Access to and Quiality of Education

Education is associated with better health outcomes and increased life expectancy. It promotes healthier behaviors, improves health literacy, and provides individuals with opportunities for better employment and income.

Public Health Measures

Effective public health measures, such as disease surveillance, prevention programs, and health education campaigns, can have a significant impact on life expectancy by reducing the incidence and impact of infectious diseases, promoting healthy behaviors, and improving overall population health.

Immigration and Emigration

Life expectancy of a region or country is also affected by immigration of emigration. If healthier people immigrate or emigrate from a country, the life expectancy numbers of those two regions will be influenced by the movement of said people.

Causes of Positive Life Expectancy in Spain

Causes of Negative Life Expectancy in Spain

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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