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Europe & Central Asia · Country statistics

Iceland

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population392.4K2025 · peopleGross domestic product$38.58B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$98.32K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth82.82024 · yearsInternet use98.2%2024 · % of populationForest area0.5%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
82.8

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Iceland2024 · 82.8
020.7941.5862.3783.171960199320251960: 741961: 73.51962: 73.71963: 731964: 73.51965: 73.91966: 73.31967: 73.81968: 741969: 73.81970: 73.91971: 73.61972: 74.51973: 74.51974: 74.51975: 75.61976: 771977: 76.41978: 76.61979: 76.81980: 76.81981: 76.51982: 771983: 76.81984: 77.61985: 77.61986: 781987: 77.31988: 77.11989: 78.11990: 781991: 781992: 78.81993: 78.91994: 79.21995: 781996: 78.81997: 78.91998: 79.61999: 79.42000: 79.72001: 80.72002: 80.52003: 812004: 812005: 81.52006: 81.22007: 81.52008: 81.62009: 81.82010: 81.92011: 82.42012: 82.92013: 82.12014: 82.92015: 82.52016: 82.22017: 82.72018: 82.92019: 83.22020: 83.12021: 83.22022: 82.12023: 82.52024: 82.8

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.

Country context

Iceland in perspective

Region
Europe & Central Asia
Capital
Reykjavik
Country code
ISL

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