Iceland - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy increases in Iceland

In 2024 the life expectancy in Iceland increased to 82.8 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 84.5 years and for men 81.2 years.

Iceland’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 26th in 2023 to 24th in 2024.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Iceland over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2023, when it was 82.4 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2014, when it was 82.9 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Iceland. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Iceland in Icelandic economy.

Iceland - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2024	84.50	81.20	82.80
2023	84.30	80.70	82.40
2022	83.40	80.90	82.10
2021	84.60	81.80	83.20
2020	84.60	81.60	83.10
2019	84.70	81.70	83.20
2018	84.50	81.30	82.90
2017	84.30	81.10	82.60
2016	84.10	80.40	82.20
2015	83.80	81.20	82.50
2014	84.50	81.30	82.90
2013	83.70	80.50	82.10
2012	84.30	81.60	83.00
2011	84.10	80.70	82.40
2010	84.10	79.80	81.90
2009	83.80	79.80	81.80
2008	83.30	80.00	81.60
2007	83.40	79.60	81.50
2006	82.90	79.50	81.20
2005	83.50	79.60	81.50
2004	83.20	78.90	81.10
2003	82.50	79.50	81.00
2002	82.50	78.60	80.60
2001	83.20	78.30	80.70
2000	81.60	77.80	79.70
1999	81.40	77.40	79.40
1998	81.60	77.70	79.70
1997	81.60	76.30	78.90
1996	81.20	76.50	78.80
1995	80.10	76.00	78.00
1994	81.50	77.10	79.30
1993	80.80	77.10	79.00
1992	80.80	76.80	78.80
1991	81.30	74.90	78.00
1990	80.70	75.50	78.10
1989	80.20	76.20	78.20
1988	79.90	74.40	77.10
1987	79.90	74.90	77.30
1986	80.70	75.40	78.00
1985	80.40	74.90	77.60
1984	80.50	74.80	77.60
1983	80.60	73.30	76.70
1982	79.60	74.60	77.00
1981	79.80	73.40	76.40
1980	80.40	73.50	76.80
1979	80.00	73.70	76.77
1978	79.60	73.80	76.60
1977	79.60	73.30	76.30
1976	80.20	73.90	76.90
1975	79.00	72.30	75.50
1974	78.00	71.20	74.40
1973	77.60	71.50	74.40
1972	76.90	72.10	74.40
1971	76.50	70.80	73.50
1970	77.30	70.70	73.80
1969	76.40	71.20	73.70
1968	76.50	71.60	74.00
1967	76.60	71.10	73.80
1966	76.40	70.30	73.30
1965	76.40	71.40	73.80
1964	76.40	70.80	73.50
1963	76.10	70.20	73.00
1962	76.20	71.40	73.70
1961	76.30	70.80	73.50
1960	75.74	72.42	74.04

Iceland - Life expectancy at birth