Sex ratio in life expectancy in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.06 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
176th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 1986
All-time low
1.05
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 1.06 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Faroe Islands peaked at 1.08 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 1952.
That places Faroe Islands 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.05 | — |
| 1951 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 4 |
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More health data for Faroe Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5197 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 409 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 406 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 379 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 376 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 391 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Faroe Islands?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Faroe Islands was 1.06 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1986.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1952.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Faroe Islands ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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 Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.