Life expectancy at birth in the Faroe Islands in 2024 — 83.1 years. Ranked 20 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15.2%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Faroe Islands
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.1 | +0.1 | +0.16% |
| 2023 | 83 | +0.1 | +0.16% |
| 2022 | 82.8 | +0.1 | +0.17% |
| 2021 | 82.7 | +0.1 | +0.17% |
| 2020 | 82.5 | +0.1 | +0.17% |
| 2019 | 82.4 | +0.1 | +0.17% |
| 2018 | 82.2 | +0.1 | +0.17% |
| 2017 | 82.1 | +0.1 | +0.18% |
| 2016 | 82 | +0.2 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.8 | +0.2 | +0.26% |
| 2014 | 81.6 | +0.2 | +0.29% |
| 2013 | 81.4 | +0.3 | +0.31% |
| 2012 | 81.1 | +0.3 | +0.31% |
| 2011 | 80.9 | +0.2 | +0.31% |
| 2010 | 80.6 | +0.2 | +0.29% |
| 2009 | 80.4 | +0.2 | +0.28% |
| 2008 | 80.1 | +0.2 | +0.28% |
| 2007 | 79.9 | +0.2 | +0.29% |
| 2006 | 79.7 | +0.2 | +0.31% |
| 2005 | 79.4 | +0.2 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.2 | +0.2 | +0.28% |
| 2003 | 79 | +0.2 | +0.25% |
| 2002 | 78.8 | +0.2 | +0.24% |
| 2001 | 78.6 | +0.2 | +0.24% |
| 2000 | 78.4 | +0.2 | +0.26% |
| 1999 | 78.2 | +0.2 | +0.27% |
| 1998 | 78 | +0.2 | +0.27% |
| 1997 | 77.8 | +0.2 | +0.29% |
| 1996 | 77.6 | +0.2 | +0.31% |
| 1995 | 77.3 | +0.3 | +0.33% |
| 1994 | 77.1 | +0.2 | +0.31% |
| 1993 | 76.8 | +0.2 | +0.31% |
| 1992 | 76.6 | +0.2 | +0.31% |
| 1991 | 76.4 | +0.2 | +0.31% |
| 1990 | 76.1 | +0.2 | +0.31% |
| 1989 | 75.9 | +0.2 | +0.32% |
| 1988 | 75.6 | +0.2 | +0.32% |
| 1987 | 75.4 | +0.2 | +0.32% |
| 1986 | 75.2 | −1 | −1.36% |
| 1985 | 76.2 | +0.1 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.1 | +0.1 | +0.08% |
| 1983 | 76.1 | +0.1 | +0.07% |
| 1982 | 76 | +0.1 | +0.09% |
| 1981 | 75.9 | +0.1 | +0.12% |
| 1980 | 75.8 | +0.1 | +0.11% |
| 1979 | 75.8 | +0 | +0.06% |
| 1978 | 75.7 | +0.1 | +0.11% |
| 1977 | 75.6 | +0.1 | +0.16% |
| 1976 | 75.5 | +0.1 | +0.09% |
| 1975 | 75.4 | +0.1 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 75.4 | +0 | +0.05% |
| 1973 | 75.3 | +0.1 | +0.15% |
| 1972 | 75.2 | +0.1 | +0.13% |
| 1971 | 75.1 | +0.1 | +0.19% |
| 1970 | 75 | +0.1 | +0.18% |
| 1969 | 74.8 | +0.1 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 74.7 | +0.2 | +0.26% |
| 1967 | 74.5 | +0.2 | +0.25% |
| 1966 | 74.3 | +0.2 | +0.28% |
| 1965 | 74.1 | +0.3 | +0.34% |
| 1964 | 73.9 | +0.3 | +0.41% |
| 1963 | 73.6 | +0.4 | +0.52% |
| 1962 | 73.2 | +0.5 | +0.64% |
| 1961 | 72.7 | +0.6 | +0.84% |
| 1960 | 72.1 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.
Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
