Life expectancy at age 60, male in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 19.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Faroe Islands, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 19.68 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Faroe Islands peaked at 20.92 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.01 years, in 1960.
Faroe Islands ranks 79th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.01 years | — |
| 1961 | 17.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 17.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 17.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 17.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 17.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 17.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 17.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 17.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 17.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 17.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 17.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 17.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 17.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 18.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 18.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 18.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 18.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 18.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 18.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 18.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 18.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 18.32 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 18.28 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 18.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 18.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 18.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 18.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 18.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 18.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 18.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 18.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 18.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 19.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 19.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 19.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 19.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 19.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 19.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 19.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 19.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 19.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 19.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 19.72 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 19.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 19.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 19.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 19.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 20.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 20.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 20.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 20.67 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 20.27 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 20.92 years | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 19.68 years | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.44 years | 17.01 years | 17.78 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.07 years | 17.84 years | 18.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.34 years | 18.25 years | 18.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.15 years | 18.69 years | 19.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.72 years | 19.61 years | 19.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.34 years | 19.9 years | 20.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.47 years | 19.68 years | 20.92 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Faroe Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 347 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 368 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 349 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 383 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Faroe Islands?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Faroe Islands was 19.68 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.92 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.01 years in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Faroe Islands ranks 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.