Life expectancy estimates and projections in Faroe Islands
Life expectancy at birth in Faroe Islands was 80.2 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Faroe Islands, 2023 (latest estimate)
80.2
Change from 2022
+1.2%
Projection for 2030
81.6 years
Projection for 2050
85.0 years
Projection for 2100
91.3 years
Position in 2023
49th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Faroe Islands over time
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 91.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 90.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 90.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 89.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 89.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 88.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 87.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 87.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 86.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 85.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 85.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 84.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 83.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 82.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 81.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 80.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 80.2 years |
| 2022 | 79.3 years |
| 2021 | 79.8 years |
| 2020 | 80.0 years |
| 2019 | 79.9 years |
| 2018 | 79.8 years |
| 2017 | 79.7 years |
| 2016 | 79.6 years |
| 2015 | 79.4 years |
| 2014 | 79.3 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2% from 79.3 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 79.2 years, the figure has changed by +1.3%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Faroe Islands has the 49th highest value.
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All statistics for Faroe Islands
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at birth
83.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
84.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
81.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024 · World Bank