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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31
Iceland's life expectancy stands at 82.81 as of 2024-12-31, up from 82.46 in 2023. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2024 (65 observations).
In 2024, Iceland's life expectancy was 82.81, up from 82.46 in 2023.
In 2023, Iceland's life expectancy was 82.46, up from 82.12 in 2022.
In 2022, Iceland's life expectancy was 82.12, down from 83.17 in 2021.
In 2021, Iceland's life expectancy was 83.17, up from 83.06 in 2020.
In 2020, Iceland's life expectancy was 83.06, down from 83.16 in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.81 | +0.3537 |
| 2023 | 82.46 | +0.3366 |
| 2022 | 82.12 | -1.05 |
| 2021 | 83.17 | +0.1024 |
| 2020 | 83.06 | -0.1 |
| 2019 | 83.16 | +0.3024 |
| 2018 | 82.86 | +0.2 |
| 2017 | 82.66 | +0.4561 |
| 2016 | 82.2 | -0.2634 |
| 2015 | 82.47 | -0.3927 |
| 2014 | 82.86 | +0.8 |
| 2013 | 82.06 | -0.8561 |
| 2012 | 82.92 | +0.5585 |
| 2011 | 82.36 | +0.461 |
| 2010 | 81.9 | +0.1463 |
| 2009 | 81.75 | +0.1415 |
| 2008 | 81.61 | +0.1561 |
| 2007 | 81.45 | +0.2951 |
| 2006 | 81.16 | -0.3439 |
| 2005 | 81.5 | +0.5049 |
| 2004 | 81 | +0.0341 |
| 2003 | 80.96 | +0.461 |
| 2002 | 80.5 | -0.1878 |
| 2001 | 80.69 | +1.04 |
| 2000 | 79.65 | +0.3024 |
| 1999 | 79.35 | -0.2512 |
| 1998 | 79.6 | +0.7171 |
| 1997 | 78.89 | +0.1076 |
| 1996 | 78.78 | +0.7934 |
| 1995 | 77.98 | -1.26 |
| 1994 | 79.25 | +0.3124 |
| 1993 | 78.93 | +0.1744 |
| 1992 | 78.76 | +0.7683 |
| 1991 | 77.99 | -0.0444 |
| 1990 | 78.04 | -0.1046 |
| 1989 | 78.14 | +1.06 |
| 1988 | 77.08 | -0.2561 |
| 1987 | 77.34 | -0.6517 |
| 1986 | 77.99 | +0.3883 |
| 1985 | 77.6 | +0.0259 |
| 1984 | 77.58 | +0.731 |
| 1983 | 76.85 | -0.1922 |
| 1982 | 77.04 | +0.5163 |
| 1981 | 76.52 | -0.3251 |
| 1980 | 76.85 | +0.0734 |
| 1979 | 76.77 | +0.1239 |
| 1978 | 76.65 | +0.2756 |
| 1977 | 76.37 | -0.5985 |
| 1976 | 76.97 | +1.39 |
| 1975 | 75.58 | +1.07 |
| 1974 | 74.51 | +0.0607 |
| 1973 | 74.45 | -0.0049 |
| 1972 | 74.46 | +0.8854 |
| 1971 | 73.57 | -0.3634 |
| 1970 | 73.93 | +0.1576 |
| 1969 | 73.78 | -0.2295 |
| 1968 | 74.01 | +0.2227 |
| 1967 | 73.78 | +0.4827 |
| 1966 | 73.3 | -0.5683 |
| 1965 | 73.87 | +0.3271 |
| 1964 | 73.54 | +0.4988 |
| 1963 | 73.04 | -0.679 |
| 1962 | 73.72 | +0.2185 |
| 1961 | 73.5 | -0.5367 |
| 1960 | 74.04 | — |
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Iceland's life expectancy is 82.81 as of 2024-12-31, compared with 82.46 in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 83.17 (2021); the lowest is 73.04 (1963), across data from 1960 to 2024.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.