Life expectancy for people of different ages in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 80.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.18 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
56th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.18 years
in 2023
All-time low
60.57 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy for people of different ages in Faroe Islands is 80.18 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages 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.
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.57 years | — |
| 1951 | 61.67 years | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 62.71 years | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 63.9 years | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 65.18 years | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 66.58 years | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 67.98 years | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 69.28 years | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 70.36 years | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 71.3 years | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 72.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 72.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 73.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 73.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 73.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 73.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 74.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 74.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 74.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 74.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 74.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 75.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 75.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 75.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 75.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 75.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 75.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 75.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 75.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 75.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 76.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 76.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 76.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 76.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 76.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 77.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 77.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 77.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 77.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 78.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 78.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.38 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.36 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 79.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.79 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.26 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 80.18 years | +1.2% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 80.18 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 80.18 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 382 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 385 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 379 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Faroe Islands?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Faroe Islands was 80.18 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.18 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.57 years in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Faroe Islands ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.