Iceland · Annual SERIES
Life expectancy in Iceland
Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life.
82.81years at birth
2024Observation year
+0.43% from 2023
years at birth · World Bank · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not available | missing |
| 2024 | 82.809756097561 | present |
| 2023 | 82.4560975609756 | present |
| 2022 | 82.119512195122 | present |
| 2021 | 83.1658536585366 | present |
| 2020 | 83.0634146341463 | present |
| 2019 | 83.1634146341463 | present |
| 2018 | 82.8609756097561 | present |
| 2017 | 82.6609756097561 | present |
| 2016 | 82.2048780487805 | present |
| 2015 | 82.4682926829268 | present |
| 2014 | 82.8609756097561 | present |
| 2013 | 82.0609756097561 | present |
| 2012 | 82.9170731707317 | present |
| 2011 | 82.3585365853659 | present |
| 2010 | 81.8975609756097 | present |
| 2009 | 81.7512195121951 | present |
| 2008 | 81.609756097561 | present |
| 2007 | 81.4536585365854 | present |
| 2006 | 81.1585365853659 | present |
| 2005 | 81.5024390243902 | present |
| 2004 | 80.9975609756098 | present |
| 2003 | 80.9634146341464 | present |
| 2002 | 80.5024390243903 | present |
| 2001 | 80.690243902439 | present |
| 2000 | 79.6536585365854 | present |
Definition & method
WDI publishes period life expectancy from UN population data and national demographic sources, derived from life tables and age-specific mortality rates.
Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life.
What to keep in mind
- This summarizes mortality conditions in a year; it does not predict how long a particular baby will live.
- It is a period life-table measure, rather than a measure of a completed birth cohort.
- Some underlying demographic estimates are interpolated and may not capture each annual event precisely.
- Missing years remain missing; the site does not extrapolate future life expectancy.