Spain is administratively divided into 17 autonomous communities. Autonomous communities, in turn, are divided into provinces — there are 50 of them, plus two autonomous cities in Africa (Ceuta and Melilla).
According to estimation of the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE), life expectancy at birth in the country in 2023 was 83.77 years (81.11 years for male and 86.34 years for female).
According to alternative estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in Spain was 83.67 years total (80.96 for male, 86.31 for female). — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)"
Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023: 83.88 years total (81.20 for male, 86.70 for female).
Estimation of Eurostat for 2023: 84.0 years total (81.3 for male, 86.7 for female). — Dataset — Table. For visualization use the tab "Map"
According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in Spain was 83.14 years (80.54 years for male and 85.66 years for female). And healthy life expectancy was 71.69 years (70.90 years for male and 72.42 years for female).
According to estimation of Eurostat for 2023, some regions of Spain are among the leaders in Europe in life expectancy. This list of regions is topped by the Community of Madrid, with an overall life expectancy estimated at 86.1 years.
In 2023, the difference in life expectancy between the most prosperous and disadvantaged provinces of Spain (excluding autonomous cities) was 3.59 years. In 2022, this difference was 3.45 years. In pre-COVID 2019, this difference was 3.22 years.
National Statistics Institute (2024) Statistics by province
province2024historical datamalefemale201420192019→202020202020→202120212021→202220222022→202320232023→202420242014→2024 Spain on average 84.01 81.38 86.53 5.15 82.91 0.62 83.53 −1.25 82.28 0.75 83.03 0.05 83.08 0.69 83.77 0.24 84.01 1.10 Salamanca 85.77 83.46 87.99 4.53 84.58 0.11 84.69 −2.16 82.53 2.20 84.73 −0.61 84.12 1.28 85.40 0.37 85.77 1.19 Madrid 85.58 83.07 87.74 4.67 84.20 0.73 84.93 −2.66 82.27 2.29 84.56 0.20 84.76 0.63 85.39 0.19 85.58 1.38 Segovia 85.30 82.78 87.84 5.06 84.09 0.61 84.70 −3.21 81.49 2.57 84.06 0.35 84.41 −0.49 83.92 1.38 85.30 1.21 Valladolid 85.02 82.48 87.45 4.97 83.86 0.76 84.62 −1.70 82.92 1.04 83.96 0.13 84.09 0.63 84.72 0.30 85.02 1.16 Álava (Araba) 85.02 82.43 87.54 5.11 84.38 0.38 84.76 −1.17 83.59 0.72 84.31 −0.18 84.13 0.94 85.07 −0.05 85.02 0.64 Navarre 84.66 81.96 87.33 5.37 83.45 1.10 84.55 −1.22 83.33 0.93 84.26 −0.41 83.85 0.94 84.79 −0.13 84.66 1.21 Biscay 84.64 81.95 87.11 5.16 83.10 0.55 83.65 −0.66 82.99 0.71 83.70 −0.31 83.39 1.03 84.42 0.22 84.64 1.54 Guadalajara 84.56 82.53 86.67 4.14 84.36 0.37 84.73 −2.44 82.29 1.57 83.86 −0.14 83.72 0.99 84.71 −0.15 84.56 0.20 Burgos 84.56 81.94 87.30 5.36 83.60 0.92 84.52 −1.34 83.18 1.37 84.55 −0.68 83.87 0.36 84.23 0.33 84.56 0.96 Zamora 84.50 81.94 87.19 5.25 83.41 0.01 83.42 −0.52 82.90 1.25 84.15 −0.53 83.62 1.53 85.15 −0.65 84.50 1.09 Soria 84.49 82.50 86.60 4.10 84.02 0.46 84.48 −2.22 82.26 1.37 83.63 −0.34 83.29 1.44 84.73 −0.24 84.49 0.47 Gipuzkoa 84.49 81.64 87.24 5.60 83.30 0.87 84.17 −0.84 83.33 0.14 83.47 −0.08 83.39 0.76 84.15 0.34 84.49 1.19 Ávila 84.45 81.99 87.12 5.13 83.15 0.80 83.95 −1.71 82.24 1.33 83.57 −0.16 83.41 1.00 84.41 0.04 84.45 1.30 Barcelona 84.45 81.84 86.84 5.00 83.27 0.74 84.01 −1.79 82.22 1.26 83.48 0.21 83.69 0.46 84.15 0.30 84.45 1.18 Toledo 84.34 81.89 86.85 4.96 83.80 −0.01 83.79 −2.23 81.56 1.40 82.96 0.81 83.77 0.52 84.29 0.05 84.34 0.54 Zaragoza 84.33 81.69 86.84 5.15 82.71 1.07 83.78 −1.56 82.22 0.86 83.08 −0.01 83.07 0.90 83.97 0.36 84.33 1.62 Pontevedra 84.13 81.27 86.84 5.57 83.07 0.52 83.59 −0.19 83.40 0.25 83.65 −0.39 83.26 0.36 83.62 0.51 84.13 1.06 A Coruña 84.10 81.17 86.88 5.71 82.62 0.73 83.35 0.08 83.43 −0.29 83.14 −0.03 83.11 0.61 83.72 0.38 84.10 1.48 Huesca 84.07 81.81 86.44 4.63 83.25 0.89 84.14 −1.22 82.92 0.77 83.69 −0.75 82.94 1.47 84.41 −0.34 84.07 0.82 Lugo 83.98 81.15 86.90 5.75 82.66 1.05 83.71 −0.61 83.10 0.28 83.38 −0.15 83.23 0.15 83.38 0.60 83.98 1.32 Lleida 83.94 81.32 86.67 5.35 82.92 0.61 83.53 −1.25 82.28 0.48 82.76 0.25 83.01 0.64 83.65 0.29 83.94 1.02 Teruel 83.90 81.60 86.44 4.84 83.13 1.07 84.20 −1.55 82.65 1.04 83.69 −0.55 83.14 1.03 84.17 −0.27 83.90 0.77 La Rioja 83.90 81.30 86.51 5.21 83.78 0.05 83.83 −1.33 82.50 0.77 83.27 −0.07 83.20 0.97 84.17 −0.27 83.90 0.12 León 83.90 81.01 86.81 5.80 83.12 0.50 83.62 −1.14 82.48 1.01 83.49 −0.20 83.29 0.91 84.20 −0.30 83.90 0.78 Cantabria 83.89 81.01 86.62 5.61 82.78 0.80 83.58 −0.58 83.00 0.63 83.63 −0.57 83.06 1.14 84.20 −0.31 83.89 1.11 Ourense 83.88 81.18 86.55 5.37 83.66 −0.09 83.57 −0.51 83.06 0.46 83.52 0.06 83.58 −0.07 83.51 0.37 83.88 0.22 Girona 83.83 81.20 86.47 5.27 82.86 0.29 83.15 −0.52 82.63 0.39 83.02 0.00 83.02 0.48 83.50 0.33 83.83 0.97 Palencia 83.74 80.91 86.74 5.83 82.18 1.12 83.30 −2.13 81.17 1.31 82.48 −0.21 82.27 1.77 84.04 −0.30 83.74 1.56 Cuenca 83.70 81.16 86.41 5.25 83.37 0.25 83.62 −2.84 80.78 2.58 83.36 −0.27 83.09 0.21 83.30 0.40 83.70 0.33 Albacete 83.66 81.10 86.28 5.18 82.66 0.65 83.31 −1.95 81.36 1.85 83.21 −0.22 82.99 0.62 83.61 0.05 83.66 1.00 Cáceres 83.62 80.87 86.49 5.62 83.21 0.26 83.47 −1.75 81.72 0.90 82.62 −0.09 82.53 0.75 83.28 0.34 83.62 0.41 Alicante (Alacant) 83.61 81.18 86.02 4.84 82.66 0.43 83.09 −0.67 82.42 −0.21 82.21 0.41 82.62 0.59 83.21 0.40 83.61 0.95 Balearic Islands 83.46 81.06 85.81 4.75 82.60 0.80 83.40 −0.29 83.11 −0.11 83.00 −0.10 82.90 0.81 83.71 −0.25 83.46 0.86 Granada 83.42 80.83 85.95 5.12 81.94 0.49 82.43 −1.03 81.40 0.40 81.80 0.87 82.67 0.27 82.94 0.48 83.42 1.48 Murcia 83.39 80.88 85.87 4.99 82.47 0.15 82.62 −0.36 82.26 −0.05 82.21 −0.16 82.05 0.77 82.82 0.57 83.39 0.92 Tarragona 83.38 80.88 85.90 5.02 82.85 0.45 83.30 −1.10 82.20 0.74 82.94 −0.08 82.86 0.38 83.24 0.14 83.38 0.53 Asturias 83.32 80.35 86.14 5.79 82.11 0.73 82.84 −0.74 82.10 0.65 82.75 −0.29 82.46 0.65 83.11 0.21 83.32 1.21 Valencia (València) 83.28 80.73 85.68 4.95 82.19 0.69 82.88 −0.72 82.16 0.06 82.22 0.12 82.34 0.63 82.97 0.31 83.28 1.09 Castellón (Castelló) 83.27 80.62 85.95 5.33 82.41 0.42 82.83 −0.13 82.70 −0.55 82.15 0.42 82.57 0.72 83.29 −0.02 83.27 0.86 Córdoba 83.18 80.39 85.88 5.49 82.39 0.36 82.75 −0.50 82.25 −0.13 82.12 −0.18 81.94 0.69 82.63 0.55 83.18 0.79 Málaga 83.07 80.68 85.38 4.70 81.64 0.90 82.54 −0.57 81.97 −0.15 81.82 0.33 82.15 0.75 82.90 0.17 83.07 1.43 Ciudad Real 83.04 80.54 85.51 4.97 82.63 0.35 82.98 −2.62 80.36 2.08 82.44 0.51 82.95 0.10 83.05 −0.01 83.04 0.41 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 82.88 80.71 84.94 4.23 81.95 0.61 82.56 0.07 82.63 −0.33 82.30 −0.29 82.01 0.84 82.85 0.03 82.88 0.93 Badajoz 82.83 80.06 85.66 5.60 81.80 0.63 82.43 −0.53 81.90 −0.01 81.89 0.40 82.29 0.61 82.90 −0.07 82.83 1.03 Jaén 82.80 80.19 85.40 5.21 81.94 0.34 82.28 −0.93 81.35 0.45 81.80 −0.08 81.72 0.96 82.68 0.12 82.80 0.86 Seville 82.73 80.00 85.35 5.35 81.59 0.40 81.99 −0.60 81.39 0.05 81.44 0.30 81.74 0.84 82.58 0.15 82.73 1.14 Las Palmas 82.68 80.37 85.01 4.64 81.74 0.53 82.27 −0.37 81.90 0.02 81.92 −0.36 81.56 0.52 82.08 0.60 82.68 0.94 Melilla (auton. city) 82.66 80.07 85.20 5.13 80.03 0.64 80.67 −1.85 78.82 0.90 79.72 1.83 81.55 0.06 81.61 1.05 82.66 2.63 Cádiz 82.55 79.89 85.18 5.29 81.17 0.54 81.71 −0.63 81.08 −0.33 80.75 0.69 81.44 0.57 82.01 0.54 82.55 1.38 Huelva 82.42 79.57 85.34 5.77 81.24 0.60 81.84 −0.41 81.43 −0.27 81.16 0.43 81.59 0.24 81.83 0.59 82.42 1.18 Almería 82.10 79.43 84.90 5.47 81.82 0.11 81.93 −0.73 81.20 −0.59 80.61 0.70 81.31 0.50 81.81 0.29 82.10 0.28 Ceuta (auton. city) 81.60 79.63 83.51 3.88 79.82 0.60 80.42 −1.28 79.14 −0.84 78.30 1.41 79.71 1.40 81.11 0.49 81.60 1.78
Data source: National Statistics Institute (Spain) (Instituto Nacional de Estadística)
Statistics by autonomous community
autonomous community2024historical datamalefemale201420192019→202020202020→202120212021→202220222022→202320232023→202420242014→2024 Spain on average 84.01 81.38 86.53 5.15 82.91 0.62 83.53 −1.25 82.28 0.75 83.03 0.05 83.08 0.69 83.77 0.24 84.01 1.10 Madrid 85.58 83.07 87.74 4.67 84.20 0.73 84.93 −2.66 82.27 2.29 84.56 0.20 84.76 0.63 85.39 0.19 85.58 0.65 Castile and León 84.67 82.08 87.28 5.20 83.60 0.60 84.20 −1.67 82.53 1.41 83.94 −0.26 83.68 0.86 84.54 0.13 84.67 0.47 Navarre 84.66 81.96 87.33 5.37 83.45 1.10 84.55 −1.22 83.33 0.93 84.26 −0.41 83.85 0.94 84.79 −0.13 84.66 0.11 Basque Country 84.64 81.91 87.20 5.29 83.35 0.63 83.98 −0.80 83.18 0.52 83.70 −0.21 83.49 0.93 84.42 0.22 84.64 0.66 Aragon 84.24 81.71 86.72 5.01 82.85 1.03 83.88 −1.50 82.38 0.87 83.25 −0.19 83.06 1.01 84.07 0.17 84.24 0.36 Catalonia 84.24 81.64 86.69 5.05 83.17 0.65 83.82 −1.57 82.25 1.09 83.34 0.15 83.49 0.47 83.96 0.28 84.24 0.42 Galicia 84.09 81.23 86.86 5.63 82.91 0.60 83.51 −0.18 83.33 0.08 83.41 −0.18 83.23 0.39 83.62 0.47 84.09 0.58 La Rioja 83.90 81.30 86.51 5.21 83.78 0.05 83.83 −1.33 82.50 0.77 83.27 −0.07 83.20 0.97 84.17 −0.27 83.90 0.07 Cantabria 83.89 81.01 86.62 5.61 82.78 0.80 83.58 −0.58 83.00 0.63 83.63 −0.57 83.06 1.14 84.20 −0.31 83.89 0.31 Castilla–La Mancha 83.85 81.43 86.33 4.90 83.28 0.29 83.57 −2.35 81.22 1.80 83.02 0.31 83.33 0.45 83.78 0.07 83.85 0.28 Balearic Islands 83.46 81.06 85.81 4.75 82.60 0.80 83.40 −0.29 83.11 −0.11 83.00 −0.10 82.90 0.81 83.71 −0.25 83.46 0.06 Valencia 83.40 80.89 85.84 4.95 82.39 0.56 82.95 −0.63 82.32 −0.11 82.21 0.26 82.47 0.63 83.10 0.30 83.40 0.45 Murcia 83.39 80.88 85.87 4.99 82.47 0.15 82.62 −0.36 82.26 −0.05 82.21 −0.16 82.05 0.77 82.82 0.57 83.39 0.77 Asturias 83.32 80.35 86.14 5.79 82.11 0.73 82.84 −0.74 82.10 0.65 82.75 −0.29 82.46 0.65 83.11 0.21 83.32 0.48 Extremadura 83.13 80.36 85.99 5.63 82.35 0.49 82.84 −1.01 81.83 0.36 82.19 0.21 82.40 0.66 83.06 0.07 83.13 0.29 Andalusia 82.82 80.18 85.42 5.24 81.70 0.50 82.20 −0.69 81.51 −0.05 81.46 0.40 81.86 0.63 82.49 0.33 82.82 0.62 Canary Islands 82.79 80.54 84.99 4.45 81.86 0.56 82.42 −0.16 82.26 −0.14 82.12 −0.34 81.78 0.68 82.46 0.33 82.79 0.37 Melilla (auton. city) 82.66 80.07 85.20 5.13 80.03 0.64 80.67 −1.85 78.82 0.90 79.72 1.83 81.55 0.06 81.61 1.05 82.66 1.99 Ceuta (auton. city) 81.60 79.63 83.51 3.88 79.82 0.60 80.42 −1.28 79.14 −0.84 78.30 1.41 79.71 1.40 81.11 0.49 81.60 1.18
Data source: National Statistics Institute (Spain) (Instituto Nacional de Estadística)
Eurostat (2014—2023)
The division of Spain into territorial units 2 level (NUTS 2) coincides with the division of Spain into autonomous communities. By default the table is sorted by 2023.