Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 80.18 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 80.18 for remaining life expectancy at different ages 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, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Faroe Islands peaked at 80.18 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.57, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.95 | 60.57 | 71.3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.66 | 72.02 | 74.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.29 | 74.85 | 75.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.11 | 75.75 | 76.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.57 | 76.89 | 78.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.4 | 78.25 | 78.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.35 | 78.73 | 79.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8 | 79.26 | 80.18 | 4 |
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More health data for Faroe Islands
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (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 remaining life expectancy at different ages in Faroe Islands?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Faroe Islands was 80.18 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.18 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.57 in 1950.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Faroe Islands ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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