Life expectancy at birth, female in Iceland
Iceland: Life expectancy at birth, female was 84.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.5 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
30th
of 217 countries
All-time high
84.7 years
in 2019
All-time low
75.74 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 84.5 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Iceland peaked at 84.7 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.74 years, in 1960.
That places Iceland 30th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.74 years | — |
| 1961 | 76.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 76.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 76.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 76.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 76.44 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 76.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 76.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 76.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 76.45 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 77.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 76.49 years | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 76.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 77.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 78.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 78.99 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 80.24 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 79.58 years | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 79.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 80 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 80.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 79.82 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 79.65 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 80.6 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 80.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 80.44 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 80.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 79.9 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 79.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 80.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 81.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.85 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 80.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 81.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 80.11 years | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 81.18 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 81.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.6 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 81.4 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 83.2 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 82.5 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 82.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 83.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.9 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 83.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 84.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.7 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.8 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 84.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.4 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 84.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 84.5 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.31 years | 75.74 years | 76.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.48 years | 76.49 years | 80.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.2 years | 79.65 years | 80.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.1 years | 80.11 years | 81.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.99 years | 81.6 years | 83.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.21 years | 83.7 years | 84.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.28 years | 83.4 years | 84.6 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1598 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4876 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Iceland?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Iceland was 84.5 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.74 years in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.