Provinces of Spain by life expectancy

Name: Provinces of Spain by life expectancy, 2020
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
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Álava province had the highest life expectancy of 52 provinces in 2020, at 83.59 years. Melilla province had the lowest, at 78.82 years. The median was 82.26 years and the figure for Spain was 82.28 years. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest83.59Álava province

Lowest78.82Melilla province

Median82.2652 provinces

Spain82.28History

All provinces, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2020 years	Change on 2019
1	Álava province	83.59	-1.17
2	A Coruña province	83.43	+0.08
3	Pontevedra province	83.4	-0.19
4	Gipuzkoa province	83.33	-0.84
4	Navarre province	83.33	-1.22
6	Burgos province	83.18	-1.34
7	Balearic Islands province	83.11	-0.29
8	Lugo province	83.1	-0.61
9	Ourense province	83.06	-0.51
10	Cantabria province	83	-0.58
11	Biscay province	82.99	-0.66
12	Huesca province	82.92	-1.22
12	Valladolid province	82.92	-1.7
14	Zamora province	82.9	-0.52
15	Castellón province	82.7	-0.13
16	Teruel province	82.65	-1.55
17	Girona province	82.63	-0.52
17	Santa Cruz de Tenerife province	82.63	+0.07
19	Salamanca province	82.53	-2.16
20	La Rioja province	82.5	-1.33
21	León province	82.48	-1.14
22	Alicante province	82.42	-0.67
23	Guadalajara province	82.29	-2.44
24	Lleida province	82.28	-1.25
25	Madrid province	82.27	-2.66
26	Murcia province	82.26	-0.36
26	Soria province	82.26	-2.22
28	Córdoba province	82.25	-0.5
29	Ávila province	82.24	-1.71
30	Barcelona province	82.22	-1.79
30	Zaragoza province	82.22	-1.56
32	Tarragona province	82.2	-1.1
33	Valencia province	82.16	-0.72
34	Asturias province	82.1	-0.74
35	Málaga province	81.97	-0.57
36	Badajoz province	81.9	-0.53
36	Las Palmas province	81.9	-0.37
38	Cáceres province	81.72	-1.75
39	Toledo province	81.56	-2.23
40	Segovia province	81.49	-3.21
41	Huelva province	81.43	-0.41
42	Granada province	81.4	-1.03
43	Seville province	81.39	-0.6
44	Albacete province	81.36	-1.95
45	Jaén province	81.35	-0.93
46	Almería province	81.2	-0.73
47	Palencia province	81.17	-2.13
48	Cádiz province	81.08	-0.63
49	Cuenca province	80.78	-2.84
50	Ciudad Real province	80.36	-2.62
51	Ceuta province	79.14	-1.28
52	Melilla province	78.82	-1.85

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About this ranking

Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.

United States: NCHS period life tables. National figures from 1900 to 1932 cover only the states then in the death registration area. State figures are available for 2018 to 2021.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Indicadores demográficos básicos: esperanza de vida al nacimiento (tablas 1414, 1448, 1485 y 30687). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=1485. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which province has the highest life expectancy?

Álava province, with 83.59 years in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest life expectancy?

Melilla province, with 78.82 years in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Indicadores demográficos básicos: esperanza de vida al nacimiento (tablas 1414, 1448, 1485 y 30687). Retrieved 2026-10-07.