Provinces of Spain by life expectancy

Name: Provinces of Spain by life expectancy, 2023
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
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Salamanca province had the highest life expectancy of 52 provinces in 2023, at 85.4 years. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 81.11 years. The median was 83.62 years and the figure for Spain was 83.77 years. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest85.4Salamanca province

Lowest81.11Ceuta province

Median83.6252 provinces

Spain83.77History

All provinces, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Provinces	2023 years	Change on 2022
1	Salamanca province	85.4	+1.28
2	Madrid province	85.39	+0.63
3	Zamora province	85.15	+1.53
4	Álava province	85.07	+0.94
5	Navarre province	84.79	+0.94
6	Soria province	84.73	+1.44
7	Valladolid province	84.72	+0.63
8	Guadalajara province	84.71	+0.99
9	Biscay province	84.42	+1.03
10	Ávila province	84.41	+1
10	Huesca province	84.41	+1.47
12	Toledo province	84.29	+0.52
13	Burgos province	84.23	+0.36
14	Cantabria province	84.2	+1.14
14	León province	84.2	+0.91
16	La Rioja province	84.17	+0.97
16	Teruel province	84.17	+1.03
18	Barcelona province	84.15	+0.46
18	Gipuzkoa province	84.15	+0.76
20	Palencia province	84.04	+1.77
21	Zaragoza province	83.97	+0.9
22	Segovia province	83.92	-0.49
23	A Coruña province	83.72	+0.61
24	Balearic Islands province	83.71	+0.81
25	Lleida province	83.65	+0.64
26	Pontevedra province	83.62	+0.36
27	Albacete province	83.61	+0.62
28	Ourense province	83.51	-0.07
29	Girona province	83.5	+0.48
30	Lugo province	83.38	+0.15
31	Cuenca province	83.3	+0.21
32	Castellón province	83.29	+0.72
33	Cáceres province	83.28	+0.75
34	Tarragona province	83.24	+0.38
35	Alicante province	83.21	+0.59
36	Asturias province	83.11	+0.65
37	Ciudad Real province	83.05	+0.1
38	Valencia province	82.97	+0.63
39	Granada province	82.94	+0.27
40	Badajoz province	82.9	+0.61
40	Málaga province	82.9	+0.75
42	Santa Cruz de Tenerife province	82.85	+0.84
43	Murcia province	82.82	+0.77
44	Jaén province	82.68	+0.96
45	Córdoba province	82.63	+0.69
46	Seville province	82.58	+0.84
47	Las Palmas province	82.08	+0.52
48	Cádiz province	82.01	+0.57
49	Huelva province	81.83	+0.24
50	Almería province	81.81	+0.5
51	Melilla province	81.61	+0.06
52	Ceuta province	81.11	+1.4

Other periods

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?

Salamanca province, with 85.4 years in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest life expectancy?

Ceuta province, with 81.11 years in 2023.

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.