Provinces of Spain by life expectancy

Name: Provinces of Spain by life expectancy, 2022
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
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Madrid province had the highest life expectancy of 52 provinces in 2022, at 84.76 years. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 79.71 years. The median was 83.02 years and the figure for Spain was 83.08 years. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest84.76Madrid province

Lowest79.71Ceuta province

Median83.0252 provinces

Spain83.08History

All provinces, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2022 years	Change on 2021
1	Madrid province	84.76	+0.2
2	Segovia province	84.41	+0.35
3	Álava province	84.13	-0.18
4	Salamanca province	84.12	-0.61
5	Valladolid province	84.09	+0.13
6	Burgos province	83.87	-0.68
7	Navarre province	83.85	-0.41
8	Toledo province	83.77	+0.81
9	Guadalajara province	83.72	-0.14
10	Barcelona province	83.69	+0.21
11	Zamora province	83.62	-0.53
12	Ourense province	83.58	+0.06
13	Ávila province	83.41	-0.16
14	Biscay province	83.39	-0.31
14	Gipuzkoa province	83.39	-0.08
16	León province	83.29	-0.2
16	Soria province	83.29	-0.34
18	Pontevedra province	83.26	-0.39
19	Lugo province	83.23	-0.15
20	La Rioja province	83.2	-0.07
21	Teruel province	83.14	-0.55
22	A Coruña province	83.11	-0.03
23	Cuenca province	83.09	-0.27
24	Zaragoza province	83.07	-0.01
25	Cantabria province	83.06	-0.57
26	Girona province	83.02	0
27	Lleida province	83.01	+0.25
28	Albacete province	82.99	-0.22
29	Ciudad Real province	82.95	+0.51
30	Huesca province	82.94	-0.75
31	Balearic Islands province	82.9	-0.1
32	Tarragona province	82.86	-0.08
33	Granada province	82.67	+0.87
34	Alicante province	82.62	+0.41
35	Castellón province	82.57	+0.42
36	Cáceres province	82.53	-0.09
37	Asturias province	82.46	-0.29
38	Valencia province	82.34	+0.12
39	Badajoz province	82.29	+0.4
40	Palencia province	82.27	-0.21
41	Málaga province	82.15	+0.33
42	Murcia province	82.05	-0.16
43	Santa Cruz de Tenerife province	82.01	-0.29
44	Córdoba province	81.94	-0.18
45	Seville province	81.74	+0.3
46	Jaén province	81.72	-0.08
47	Huelva province	81.59	+0.43
48	Las Palmas province	81.56	-0.36
49	Melilla province	81.55	+1.83
50	Cádiz province	81.44	+0.69
51	Almería province	81.31	+0.7
52	Ceuta province	79.71	+1.41

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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?

Madrid province, with 84.76 years in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest life expectancy?

Ceuta province, with 79.71 years in 2022.

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.