Life expectancy for both sexes rose 0.154% to 82.8 years in Iceland in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for both sexes in Iceland reached an all time high of 83.2 years in 2019 and an all time low of 72.0 years in 1955. When compared to Iceland's main peers, life expectancy for both sexes in Denmark amounted to 80.2 years, 82.2 years in Norway, 82.5 years in Sweden and 81.4 years in United Kingdom in 2024.
Iceland has been ranked 9th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for both sexes, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Belgium | years | 90.8 | 90.9 | 91.0 | 91.1 | 91.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | years | 90.5 | 90.6 | 90.7 | 90.8 | 90.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | years | 90.6 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 91.0 | 91.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | years | 91.5 | 91.6 | 91.7 | 91.8 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 90.2 | 90.3 | 90.4 | 90.5 | 90.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | years | 91.3 | 91.4 | 91.6 | 91.7 | 91.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | years | 91.1 | 91.2 | 91.3 | 91.4 | 91.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | years | 90.9 | 91.0 | 91.1 | 91.2 | 91.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | years | 91.5 | 91.6 | 91.7 | 91.8 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 84.6 | 84.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | years | 91.6 | 91.7 | 91.8 | 91.9 | 92.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | years | 90.0 | 90.1 | 90.2 | 90.3 | 90.4 |
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