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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, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2024 79.7 years 81.4 years 79.0 years
2023 79.5 years 81.3 years 78.8 years
2022 78.9 years 80.5 years 78.1 years
2021 78.5 years 80.3 years 77.6 years
2020 78.5 years 79.5 years 77.7 years
2019 78.7 years 81.1 years 78.7 years
2018 78.3 years 80.7 years 78.4 years
2017 78.4 years 80.6 years 78.3 years
2016 78.1 years 80.5 years 78.2 years
2015 78.1 years 80.1 years 77.8 years
2014 78.0 years 80.4 years 78.1 years
2013 77.6 years 80.2 years 77.6 years
2012 77.3 years 79.5 years 77.3 years
2011 77.3 years 79.5 years 77.2 years
2010 76.1 years 78.7 years 76.7 years
2009 75.8 years 78.5 years 76.4 years
2008 75.5 years 78.2 years 76.1 years
2007 75.2 years 77.8 years 75.8 years
2006 75.2 years 77.7 years 75.6 years
2005 74.9 years 77.0 years 75.2 years
2004 74.5 years 76.7 years 75.0 years
2003 74.0 years 76.4 years 74.5 years
2002 73.7 years 76.3 years 74.3 years
2001 73.4 years 76.1 years 74.2 years
2000 72.9 years 75.6 years 73.8 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.MA.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