Life Expectancy at Birth in Iceland
Iceland: Life Expectancy at Birth was 82.81 in 2024. ▲ 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
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Iceland, 1960–2024
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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.04 | — |
| 1961 | 73.5 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 73.72 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 73.04 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 73.54 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 73.87 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 73.3 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 73.78 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 74.01 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 73.78 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 73.93 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 73.57 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 74.46 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 74.45 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 74.51 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.58 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 76.97 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 76.37 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 76.65 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 76.77 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 76.85 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 76.52 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 77.04 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 76.85 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 77.58 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 77.6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 77.99 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 77.34 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 77.08 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 78.14 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 78.04 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 77.99 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.76 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 78.93 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.25 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 77.98 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 78.78 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 78.89 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.6 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 79.35 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.65 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.69 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 80.5 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.96 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.5 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.16 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.45 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.61 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.75 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.9 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.36 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.92 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.06 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.86 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.47 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.2 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.66 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.86 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.16 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.06 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.17 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.12 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 82.46 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.81 | +0.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 82.81 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 82.81 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.