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Life expectancy at birth, women in Spain

Life expectancy at birth for women in Spain was 86.5 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, women Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Spain, 2024 86.5 Years
Change from 2023 −0.2% 2023: 86.7 years
European Union, 2024 84.2 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 84.2 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 7th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, women in Spain over time

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

Life expectancy at birth, women (years), 2000 to 2024
Period SpainEuropean Union
2024 86.5 years 84.2 years
2023 86.7 years 84.1 years
2022 85.9 years 83.4 years
2021 86.2 years 83.2 years
2020 85.1 years 83.3 years
2019 86.7 years 84.1 years
2018 86.3 years 83.9 years
2017 86.1 years 83.7 years
2016 86.3 years 83.9 years
2015 85.7 years 83.5 years
2014 86.2 years 83.9 years
2013 86.1 years 83.5 years
2012 85.5 years 83.2 years
2011 85.6 years 83.3 years
2010 84.7 years 82.8 years
2009 84.6 years 82.5 years
2008 84.3 years 82.3 years
2007 84.1 years 82.1 years
2006 84.1 years 81.9 years
2005 83.5 years 81.6 years
2004 83.2 years 81.4 years
2003 83.0 years 80.9 years
2002 83.0 years 80.9 years
2001 82.8 years 80.8 years
2000 82.5 years 80.5 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of −0.2% from 86.7 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 86.2 years, the figure has changed by +0.3%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 7th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 84.2 years.

More for Spain

All statistics for Spain
Life expectancy at birth 83.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 81.4 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 84.0 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 283 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 464e (Estimated) per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat

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.FE.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Spain
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