Life expectancy at birth, total in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.08 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.08 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 218 countries
All-time high
83.08 years
in 2024
All-time low
72.11 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Faroe Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Faroe Islands is 83.08 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Faroe Islands peaked at 83.08 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.11 years, in 1960.
Faroe Islands ranks 20th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.11 years | — |
| 1961 | 72.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 73.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 73.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 73.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 74.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 74.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 74.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 74.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 74.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 75.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 75.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 75.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.44 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 75.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 75.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 75.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 75.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 76 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.06 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 76.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.16 years | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 75.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 75.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 76.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 76.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 76.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 77.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 78 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 79.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.08 years | +0.2% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 83.08 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 83.08 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.78 years, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.79 years | 72.11 years | 74.84 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.41 years | 74.98 years | 75.76 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.83 years | 75.16 years | 76.2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.18 years | 76.12 years | 78.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.36 years | 78.41 years | 80.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6 years | 80.61 years | 82.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.81 years | 82.53 years | 83.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5197 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 392 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 384 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Faroe Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Faroe Islands was 83.08 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.08 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.11 years in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Faroe Islands ranks 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.