Life expectancy estimates and projections in Iceland
Life expectancy at birth in Iceland was 82.7 years in 2023.
Iceland, 2023 (latest estimate)
82.7
Change from 2022
+1.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
83.9 years
Projection for 2050
86.3 years
Projection for 2100
92.0 years
Position in 2023
21st of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Iceland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Iceland |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 92.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 91.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 90.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 90.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 89.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 89.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 88.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 88.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 87.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 86.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 86.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 85.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 85.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 84.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 83.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 83.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 82.7 years |
| 2022 | 81.6 years |
| 2021 | 82.8 years |
| 2020 | 82.7 years |
| 2019 | 82.8 years |
| 2018 | 82.5 years |
| 2017 | 82.2 years |
| 2016 | 81.8 years |
| 2015 | 82.2 years |
| 2014 | 82.4 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4% from 81.6 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 81.7 years, the figure has changed by +1.2%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Iceland has the 21st highest value.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Healthy life expectancy
69.8 years
2023 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
82.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
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