Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 8.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.64 years
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
95th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.64 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.52 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Faroe Islands stood at 8.64 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Faroe Islands peaked at 8.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.52 years, in 1950.
Faroe Islands ranks 95th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.52 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.59 years | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 5.65 years | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 5.74 years | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 5.84 years | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 5.96 years | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 6.11 years | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 6.25 years | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 6.4 years | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 6.53 years | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 6.66 years | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 6.77 years | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 6.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 6.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 7.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 7.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 7.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 7.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 7.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 7.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 7.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 7.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 7.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 7.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 7.38 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 7.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 7.38 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 7.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 7.41 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7.38 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 7.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 7.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 7.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 7.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 7.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 7.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 7.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 7.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 8.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 8.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.19 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.48 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.28 years | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.64 years | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.96 years | 5.52 years | 6.53 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.02 years | 6.66 years | 7.24 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.37 years | 7.27 years | 7.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.61 years | 7.41 years | 7.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.97 years | 7.83 years | 8.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.21 years | 8.13 years | 8.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.44 years | 8.33 years | 8.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.49 years | 8.28 years | 8.64 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 remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Faroe Islands?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Faroe Islands was 8.64 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 years in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Faroe Islands ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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