Life expectancy at birth in Iceland
Life expectancy at birth in Iceland was 82.8 years in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
82.8
Change from 2023
+0.5%
European Union, 2024
81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
82.1 years
Position in 2024
12th of 37
Life expectancy at birth in Iceland over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.8 years | 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 82.4 years | 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 82.2 years | 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 83.0 years | 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 82.9 years | 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 83.0 years | 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 82.7 years | 80.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 82.4 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 82.1 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 82.4 years | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 82.6 yearsb (break in time series) | 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 82.1 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 83.0 years | 80.2 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 82.4 years | 80.1 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 81.9 years | 79.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 81.8 years | 79.5 years |
| 2008 | 81.6 years | 79.3 years |
| 2007 | 81.5 years | 79.1 years |
| 2006 | 81.2 years | 78.9 years |
| 2005 | 81.5 years | 78.4 years |
| 2004 | 81.1 years | 78.3 years |
| 2003 | 81.0 years | 77.7 years |
| 2002 | 80.6 years | 77.6 years |
| 2001 | 80.7 years | – |
| 2000 | 79.7 years | – |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 82.4 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 82.6 years, the figure has changed by +0.2%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Life expectancy at birth
82.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
1.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
257 per 100,000 people
2023 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
466d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
72.0%
2021 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
9.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat