Life expectancy at birth, female in Spain
Spain: Life expectancy at birth, female was 86.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Spain, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Spain is 86.5 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Spain peaked at 86.7 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.66 years, in 1960.
Spain ranks 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.09 years | 71.66 years | 74.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.21 years | 74.56 years | 78.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.57 years | 78.53 years | 80.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.55 years | 80.51 years | 82.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.51 years | 82.5 years | 84.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.92 years | 84.7 years | 86.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.08 years | 85.1 years | 86.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 4 Japan 87.13 years compare
- 5 French Polynesia 86.62 years compare
- 6 South Korea 86.6 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 86.3 years compare
- 9 Andorra 86.24 years compare
- 10 Macao 86.2 years compare
- 10 Switzerland 86.2 years compare
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- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 251,315 (2025)
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- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 258,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 243,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 232,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 223,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 237,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 254,332 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Spain?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Spain was 86.5 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.66 years in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.