Life expectancy, source comparison in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Life expectancy, source comparison was 80.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy, source comparison in Faroe Islands is 80.18 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Faroe Islands peaked at 80.18 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.57 years, in 1950.
Faroe Islands ranks 56th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.95 years | 60.57 years | 71.3 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.66 years | 72.02 years | 74.71 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.29 years | 74.85 years | 75.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.11 years | 75.75 years | 76.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.57 years | 76.89 years | 78.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.4 years | 78.25 years | 78.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.35 years | 78.73 years | 79.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8 years | 79.26 years | 80.18 years | 4 |
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More health data for Faroe Islands
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 9,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5,032 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 18.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4,730 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 17.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Faroe Islands?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Faroe Islands was 80.18 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.18 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.57 years in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Faroe Islands ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.