Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Iceland
Iceland: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 91.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 91.2% for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Iceland peaked at 91.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 1963.
That places Iceland 10th 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 | 74.0% | 70.5% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.0% | 71.4% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.9% | 76.8% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.9% | 81.6% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 85.9% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 89.1% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 81.8% | 91.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Iceland?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Iceland was 91.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 1963.
- How does Iceland rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.