Life expectancy at birth, male in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Life expectancy at birth, male was 81.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Faroe Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Faroe Islands is 81.34 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Faroe Islands peaked at 81.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.58 years, in 1960.
That places Faroe Islands 16th out of 217 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.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.58 years | — |
| 1961 | 70.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 70.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 70.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 71.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 71.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 71.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 71.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 72.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 72.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 72.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 72.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 72.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 72.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 72.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 72.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 73.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 73.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 73.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 73.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 73.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 73.51 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 73.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 73.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 73.29 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 73.28 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 71.68 years | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 71.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 72.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 72.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 72.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 72.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 73.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 73.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 74.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 74.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 75.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 75.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 76 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 77.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.34 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.14 years | 69.58 years | 72.24 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.93 years | 72.4 years | 73.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.87 years | 71.68 years | 73.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74 years | 72.7 years | 75.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9 years | 75.73 years | 77.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.34 years | 78.18 years | 80.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.94 years | 80.54 years | 81.34 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (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 life expectancy at birth, male in Faroe Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Faroe Islands was 81.34 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 81.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.58 years in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Faroe Islands ranks 16th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.