Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Iceland
Iceland: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 82.8 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.8 Year
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 49 countries
All-time high
83 Year
in 2012
All-time low
78 Year
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Iceland stood at 82.8 Year.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Iceland peaked at 83 Year in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78 Year, in 1991.
That places Iceland 12th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.1 Year | — |
| 1991 | 78 Year | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.8 Year | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 79 Year | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 79.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 78 Year | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 78.8 Year | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 78.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.7 Year | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 79.4 Year | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.7 Year | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 80.6 Year | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81 Year | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 81.1 Year | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.5 Year | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.2 Year | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.8 Year | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.4 Year | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83 Year | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.1 Year | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.6 Year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.4 Year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.1 Year | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.4 Year | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83 Year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.9 Year | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 83 Year | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.2 Year | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 82.4 Year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.8 Year | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8 Year | 78 Year | 79.7 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.07 Year | 79.7 Year | 81.8 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.46 Year | 81.9 Year | 83 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.66 Year | 82.2 Year | 83 Year | 5 |
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More health data for Iceland
- 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Iceland?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Iceland was 82.8 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 83 Year in 2012.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 Year in 1991.
- How does Iceland rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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