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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2024 82.4 years 83.9 years 81.6 years
2023 82.3 years 83.9 years 81.4 years
2022 81.6 years 83.1 years 80.7 years
2021 81.4 years 83.2 years 80.3 years
2020 81.3 years 82.2 years 80.4 years
2019 81.7 years 83.8 years 81.3 years
2018 81.3 years 83.4 years 81.0 years
2017 81.4 years 83.3 years 80.9 years
2016 81.1 years 83.3 years 81.0 years
2015 81.1 years 82.8 years 80.6 years
2014 81.1 years 83.2 years 80.9 years
2013 80.7 years 83.1 years 80.5 years
2012 80.4 years 82.4 years 80.2 years
2011 80.5 years 82.5 years 80.1 years
2010 79.0 years 81.6 years 79.6 years
2009 78.7 years 81.5 years 79.4 years
2008 78.5 years 81.2 years 79.1 years
2007 78.3 years 80.9 years 78.9 years
2006 78.4 years 80.8 years 78.7 years
2005 78.1 years 80.2 years 78.3 years
2004 77.7 years 79.9 years 78.1 years
2003 77.2 years 79.6 years 77.6 years
2002 77.1 years 79.6 years 77.5 years
2001 76.8 years 79.4 years 77.4 years
2000 76.3 years 79.0 years 77.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects