Iceland Life Expectancy at Birth (2024)
Iceland's Life Expectancy at Birth: 82.8 years in 2024, +0.5% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_MLEXPEC), 2005–2024.
Iceland (2024)
82.8
years
+0.5% YoY
YoY Change
+0.5%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data
Data
| Year | years | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.8 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.4 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.2 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 83 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.9 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 83 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.7 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.4 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.1 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.4 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.6 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 82.1 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 83 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.4 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 81.9 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.8 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.6 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.5 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.2 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.5 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Iceland recorded 82.8 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.4. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 81.2 in 2006 to 83 in 2012.
This page tracks life expectancy at birth (all sexes) in Iceland from 2005 to present. Highlight COVID-19 impact and recovery.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks life expectancy at birth (all sexes) in Iceland from 2005 to present. Highlight COVID-19 impact and recovery. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).
The series peaked at 83 years in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 81.2 in 2006. The latest reading of 82.8 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4.