Life Expectancy at Birth in Iceland
Iceland: Life Expectancy at Birth was 82.81 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
82.81
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
26th
of 216 countries
All-time high
83.17
in 2021
All-time low
73.04
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960β2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Iceland, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 82.81 for life expectancy at birth in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Iceland peaked at 83.17 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.04, in 1963.
Iceland ranks 26th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.66 | 73.04 | 74.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.33 | 73.57 | 76.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.3 | 76.52 | 78.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.76 | 77.98 | 79.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.03 | 79.65 | 81.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.55 | 81.9 | 83.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.72 | 82.12 | 83.17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Iceland?
- Life expectancy at birth in Iceland was 82.81 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.17 in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.04 in 1963.
- How does Iceland rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Iceland ranks 26th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.