Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 38.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
38.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
134th
of 236 countries
All-time high
47.1%
in 1950
All-time low
36.2%
in 1987
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Faroe Islands stood at 38.7%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Faroe Islands peaked at 47.1% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1987.
Faroe Islands ranks 134th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.1% | — |
| 1951 | 46.8% | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 45.4% | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 44.5% | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 43.4% | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 42.5% | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 41.6% | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 41.0% | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 40.3% | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 39.9% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 39.4% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 39.0% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 38.4% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 38.4% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 38.4% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 38.3% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 38.3% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 38.8% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 38.6% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 38.0% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 36.5% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 36.2% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 36.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 37.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +0.2% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 38.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 38.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.5% | 41.0% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.9% | 38.3% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.6% | 38.1% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.1% | 36.2% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 36.5% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.6% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 37.6% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 38.6% | 38.9% | 4 |
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Faroe Islands?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Faroe Islands was 38.7% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1987.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Faroe Islands ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.