Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Faroe Islands stood at 80.18 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 80.18 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.57 years, in 1950.
That places Faroe Islands 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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 | 75.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.2 years | +0.2% |
| 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 | 75.61 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 | 79.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.69 years | +0.1% |
| 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% |
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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- 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 vs. gdp per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.18 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.57 years in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.