Life Expectancy at Birth in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.08
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 216 countries
All-time high
83.08
in 2024
All-time low
72.11
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Faroe Islands, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Faroe Islands is 83.08, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Faroe Islands peaked at 83.08 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.11, in 1960.
Faroe Islands ranks 20th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.11 | — |
| 1961 | 72.71 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 73.18 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 73.55 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 73.86 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 74.11 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 74.32 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.5 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 74.7 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 74.84 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 74.98 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 75.12 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 75.21 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.33 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 75.37 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.44 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 75.51 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 75.63 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 75.72 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.76 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.85 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 75.94 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 76 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.06 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.12 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 76.2 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.16 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 75.4 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.64 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 75.88 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 76.12 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 76.36 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 76.59 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.83 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 77.07 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.32 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.56 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.79 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 78 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.21 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.41 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.6 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.79 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.98 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.2 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 79.45 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.69 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.92 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.15 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.37 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.61 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.85 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.11 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.36 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.59 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.8 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.96 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.11 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.25 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.39 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.53 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.68 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.82 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.95 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.08 | +0.2% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 83.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 83.08 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.79 | 72.11 | 74.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.41 | 74.98 | 75.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.83 | 75.16 | 76.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.18 | 76.12 | 78.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.36 | 78.41 | 80.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6 | 80.61 | 82.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.81 | 82.53 | 83.08 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
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 birth in Faroe Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth in Faroe Islands was 83.08 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.08 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.11 in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Faroe Islands ranks 20th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.