Life expectancy for males rose 0.171% to 81.0 years in Iceland in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for males in Iceland reached an all time high of 81.8 years in 2021 and an all time low of 69.9 years in 1955. When compared to Iceland's main peers, life expectancy for males in Denmark amounted to 78.2 years, 80.1 years in Norway, 80.5 years in Sweden and 79.5 years in United Kingdom in 2024.
Iceland has been ranked 2nd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for males.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Male) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Belgium | years | 81.7 | 81.9 | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | years | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | years | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | years | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 82.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 82.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | years | 83.5 | 83.7 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 84.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | years | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | years | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | years | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 83.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 65.3 | 65.4 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | years | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | years | 82.2 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.7 |
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