Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Iceland

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Iceland was 82.61 years. A difference of +0.49 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Iceland were 80.9 years and 84.4 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Iceland for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Iceland (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Iceland (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 74.04 72.42 75.74
1961 73.5 70.84 76.3
1962 73.72 71.4 76.16
1963 73.04 70.16 76.07
1964 73.54 70.81 76.41
1965 73.87 71.42 76.44
1966 73.3 70.32 76.43
1967 73.78 71.11 76.59
1968 74.01 71.64 76.49
1969 73.78 71.23 76.45
1970 73.93 70.69 77.34
1971 73.57 70.79 76.49
1972 74.46 72.09 76.94
1973 74.45 71.49 77.56
1974 74.51 71.18 78.01
1975 75.58 72.33 78.99
1976 76.97 73.86 80.24
1977 76.37 73.32 79.58
1978 76.65 73.82 79.62
1979 76.77 73.7 80
1980 76.85 73.51 80.35
1981 76.52 73.38 79.82
1982 77.04 74.55 79.65
1983 76.85 73.27 80.6
1984 77.58 74.84 80.45
1985 77.6 74.9 80.44
1986 77.99 75.42 80.69
1987 77.34 74.9 79.9
1988 77.08 74.4 79.9
1989 78.14 76.18 80.2
1990 78.04 75.49 80.71
1991 77.99 74.87 81.27
1992 78.76 76.77 80.85
1993 78.94 77.12 80.84
1994 79.25 77.13 81.47
1995 77.98 75.96 80.11
1996 78.78 76.49 81.18
1997 78.89 76.3 81.6
1998 79.6 77.7 81.6
1999 79.35 77.4 81.4
2000 79.65 77.8 81.6
2001 80.69 78.3 83.2
2002 80.5 78.6 82.5
2003 80.96 79.5 82.5
2004 81 78.9 83.2
2005 81.5 79.6 83.5
2006 81.16 79.5 82.9
2007 81.45 79.6 83.4
2008 81.61 80 83.3
2009 81.75 79.8 83.8
2010 81.9 79.8 84.1
2011 82.36 80.7 84.1
2012 82.92 81.6 84.3
2013 82.06 80.5 83.7
2014 82.86 81.3 84.5
2015 82.47 81.2 83.8
2016 82.21 80.4 84.1
2017 82.66 81.1 84.3
2018 82.86 81.3 84.5
2019 83.16 81.7 84.7
2020 83.06 81.6 84.6
2021 83.17 81.8 84.6
2022 82.12 80.9 83.4
2023 82.61 80.9 84.4