Life expectancy, source comparison in Iceland
Iceland: Life expectancy, source comparison was 82.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Iceland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 82.69 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Iceland peaked at 82.85 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71 years, in 1951.
Iceland ranks 25th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.56 years | 71 years | 73.39 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.57 years | 72.94 years | 74.05 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.1 years | 73.49 years | 76.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.04 years | 76.19 years | 77.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.54 years | 77.54 years | 79.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.76 years | 79.55 years | 81.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.16 years | 81.59 years | 82.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.46 years | 81.59 years | 82.84 years | 4 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Iceland?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Iceland was 82.69 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.85 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 years in 1951.
- How does Iceland rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Iceland ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.