Life expectancy in País Vasco

Life expectancy at birth in País Vasco was 84.7 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, by region Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
País Vasco, 2024 84.7 Years
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 84.5 years
Spain, 2024 84.0 years Country total
Position in 2024 8th of 267 See the full ranking

Life expectancy in País Vasco over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, by region (years), 2000 to 2024
Period País VascoSpain
2024 84.7 years 84.0 years
2023 84.5 years 83.8 years
2022 83.5 years 83.1 years
2021 83.8 years 83.0 years
2020 83.2 years 82.3 years
2019 84.0 years 83.5 years
2018 83.7 years 83.1 years
2017 83.6 years 83.0 years
2016 83.5 years 83.1 years
2015 83.1 years 82.7 years
2014 83.4 yearsb (break in time series) 82.9 yearsb (break in time series)
2013 83.7 years 83.2 years
2012 83.1 years 82.5 years
2011 82.9 years 82.6 years
2010 82.8 years 82.4 years
2009 82.3 years 81.9 years
2008 82.0 years 81.5 years
2007 81.6 years 81.1 years
2006 81.7 years 81.1 years
2005 80.9 years 80.3 years
2004 80.9 years 80.4 years
2003 80.3 years 79.7 years
2002 80.3 years 79.8 years
2001 80.3 years 79.8 years
2000 79.8 years 79.3 years

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 84.5 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 83.4 years, the figure has changed by +1.6%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 267 regions with data for 2024, País Vasco has the 8th highest value.
  • The figure for Spain in 2024 was 84.0 years.

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Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_mlifexp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y_LT1 unit=YR
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for País Vasco
Provider update
1 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat