Life expectancy at birth, male in Iceland
Iceland: Life expectancy at birth, male was 81.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Iceland stood at 81.2 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Iceland peaked at 81.8 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.16 years, in 1963.
That places Iceland 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.14 years | 70.16 years | 72.42 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.33 years | 70.69 years | 73.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.53 years | 73.27 years | 76.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.52 years | 74.87 years | 77.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.16 years | 77.8 years | 80 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.96 years | 79.8 years | 81.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.24 years | 80.7 years | 81.8 years | 5 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (2025)
- Population, female 48.8% (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)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,561 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 26.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Iceland?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Iceland was 81.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.16 years in 1963.
- How does Iceland rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Iceland ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.