Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Iceland
Iceland: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 25.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.95 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
39th
of 215 countries
All-time high
26.31 years
in 2019
All-time low
20.22 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Iceland is 25.95 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Iceland peaked at 26.31 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.22 years, in 1960.
Iceland ranks 39th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.22 years | — |
| 1961 | 20.71 years | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 20.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 20.62 years | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 21.02 years | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 21.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 20.74 years | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 20.59 years | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 20.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 20.53 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 20.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 21.18 years | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 21.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 21.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 22.15 years | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 22.6 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 23.02 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 23.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 23.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 23.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 22.96 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 22.11 years | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 22.89 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 23.32 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 22.92 years | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 22.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 23.66 years | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 22.98 years | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 22.69 years | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 23.03 years | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 23.59 years | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 23.97 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 23.32 years | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 23.29 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 23.93 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 23.28 years | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 23.57 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 24.11 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 24.06 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 23.63 years | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 23.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.18 years | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 24.78 years | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 24.54 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.19 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 25.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 24.91 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 24.74 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.22 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 25.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 25.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 25.38 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 25.2 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.05 years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 25.44 years | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 25.35 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 25.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.31 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 26.22 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 26.19 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 25.68 years | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 26.08 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 25.95 years | -0.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 25.95 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 25.95 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.69 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.72 years | 20.22 years | 21.28 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.16 years | 20.66 years | 23.1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.94 years | 22.11 years | 23.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.68 years | 23.28 years | 24.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.84 years | 23.72 years | 25.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.65 years | 25.2 years | 26.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.02 years | 25.68 years | 26.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Iceland?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Iceland was 25.95 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.31 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.22 years in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Iceland ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.