What is life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland was 92.03 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 92.03 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 45.1 years in 1843.

How does Iceland rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Iceland ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Iceland data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iceland: Life expectancy at age 15 was 92.03 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

92.03 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

23rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

92.03 years

in 2100

All-time low

45.1 years

in 1843

Years of data

263

1838–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland, 1838–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland is 92.03 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 263 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland peaked at 92.03 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 45.1 years, in 1843.

That places Iceland 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 263 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	54.05 years	52.83 years	55.26 years	2
1840s	57.18 years	45.1 years	65.4 years	10
1850s	60.04 years	52.44 years	65.7 years	10
1860s	52.81 years	47.16 years	58.64 years	10
1870s	57.37 years	53.45 years	61.06 years	10
1880s	57.67 years	47.23 years	61.89 years	10
1890s	60.52 years	54.77 years	64.36 years	10
1900s	61.91 years	57.77 years	65.29 years	10
1910s	63.24 years	56.73 years	65.82 years	10
1920s	64.5 years	61.5 years	67.08 years	10
1930s	67.72 years	65.32 years	70.06 years	10
1940s	70.91 years	66.98 years	73.97 years	10
1950s	74.74 years	73.54 years	75.58 years	10
1960s	75.26 years	74.7 years	75.72 years	10
1970s	76.36 years	75.03 years	77.71 years	10
1980s	77.79 years	76.97 years	78.61 years	10
1990s	79.14 years	78.39 years	79.88 years	10
2000s	81.15 years	79.97 years	81.7 years	10
2010s	82.47 years	81.96 years	83.04 years	10
2020s	83.22 years	81.74 years	83.87 years	10
2030s	84.57 years	84 years	85.11 years	10
2040s	85.77 years	85.24 years	86.29 years	10
2050s	86.92 years	86.42 years	87.42 years	10
2060s	88.04 years	87.54 years	88.53 years	10
2070s	89.15 years	88.65 years	89.66 years	10
2080s	90.29 years	89.78 years	90.81 years	10
2090s	91.41 years	90.91 years	91.91 years	10
2100s	92.03 years	92.03 years	92.03 years	1

Countries ranked near Iceland

20 Vatican 92.23 years compare
21 Reunion 92.16 years compare
22 Norway 92.13 years compare
24 Guernsey 91.94 years compare
25 Portugal 91.94 years compare
26 Canada 91.85 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Iceland

Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 2,668 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,599 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,468 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
Population, female 48.8% (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,561 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 17.6% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, young 26.3% (2025)

All data for Iceland →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Iceland was 92.03 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 92.03 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 45.1 years in 1843.
How does Iceland rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Iceland ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.