Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Spain

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Spain was 83.88 years. A difference of +0.75 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Spain were 81.2 years and 86.7 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Spain for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Spain (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Spain (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 69.11 66.68 71.66
1961 69.48 67.1 71.98
1962 69.52 67.08 72.08
1963 69.68 67.13 72.36
1964 70.4 67.79 73.14
1965 70.81 68.18 73.57
1966 71.06 68.46 73.78
1967 71.25 68.57 74.07
1968 71.54 68.85 74.36
1969 71.06 68.36 73.89
1970 72.03 69.32 74.87
1971 71.63 68.84 74.56
1972 72.82 70.14 75.63
1973 72.61 69.84 75.52
1974 72.97 70.16 75.92
1975 73.32 70.47 76.31
1976 73.64 70.75 76.68
1977 74.13 71.21 77.2
1978 74.3 71.32 77.42
1979 74.82 71.77 78.02
1980 75.35 72.32 78.53
1981 75.53 72.47 78.74
1982 76.13 73.1 79.32
1983 75.91 72.87 79.1
1984 76.3 73.11 79.64
1985 76.26 73.04 79.64
1986 76.51 73.33 79.85
1987 76.73 73.45 80.17
1988 76.75 73.43 80.23
1989 76.81 73.36 80.44
1990 76.84 73.34 80.51
1991 76.97 73.42 80.7
1992 77.41 73.81 81.19
1993 77.55 74.01 81.26
1994 77.9 74.36 81.62
1995 77.98 74.41 81.73
1996 78.12 74.54 81.88
1997 78.6 75.17 82.21
1998 78.67 75.3 82.2
1999 78.72 75.4 82.2
2000 78.97 75.6 82.5
2001 79.37 76.1 82.8
2002 79.57 76.3 83
2003 79.62 76.4 83
2004 79.87 76.7 83.2
2005 80.17 77 83.5
2006 80.82 77.7 84.1
2007 80.87 77.8 84.1
2008 81.18 78.2 84.3
2009 81.48 78.5 84.6
2010 81.63 78.7 84.7
2011 82.48 79.5 85.6
2012 82.43 79.5 85.5
2013 83.08 80.2 86.1
2014 83.23 80.4 86.2
2015 82.83 80.1 85.7
2016 83.33 80.5 86.3
2017 83.28 80.6 86.1
2018 83.43 80.7 86.3
2019 83.83 81.1 86.7
2020 82.23 79.5 85.1
2021 83.18 80.3 86.2
2022 83.13 80.5 85.9
2023 83.88 81.2 86.7