Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Faroe Islands

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Faroe Islands was 83.14 years. A difference of +0.2 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Faroe Islands were 80.9 years and 85.5 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Faroe Islands for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Faroe Islands (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Faroe Islands (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 72.11 69.58 74.76
1961 72.71 70.16 75.4
1962 73.18 70.57 75.92
1963 73.55 70.89 76.35
1964 73.86 71.15 76.69
1965 74.11 71.39 76.96
1966 74.32 71.6 77.16
1967 74.5 71.82 77.31
1968 74.7 72.04 77.48
1969 74.84 72.24 77.58
1970 74.98 72.4 77.68
1971 75.12 72.54 77.82
1972 75.21 72.61 77.95
1973 75.33 72.72 78.07
1974 75.37 72.81 78.05
1975 75.44 72.94 78.08
1976 75.51 73.11 78.04
1977 75.63 73.27 78.11
1978 75.72 73.42 78.13
1979 75.76 73.51 78.12
1980 75.85 73.55 78.27
1981 75.94 73.51 78.48
1982 76 73.44 78.7
1983 76.06 73.35 78.9
1984 76.12 73.29 79.09
1985 76.2 73.29 79.26
1986 75.16 71.7 78.8
1987 75.36 71.9 79
1988 75.66 72.2 79.3
1989 75.92 72.5 79.5
1990 76.11 72.7 79.7
1991 76.37 73 79.9
1992 76.57 73.2 80.1
1993 76.82 73.5 80.3
1994 77.07 73.8 80.5
1995 77.32 74.1 80.7
1996 77.52 74.4 80.8
1997 77.78 74.8 80.9
1998 77.98 75.1 81
1999 78.18 75.4 81.1
2000 78.38 75.7 81.2
2001 78.58 76 81.3
2002 78.79 76.3 81.4
2003 78.94 76.5 81.5
2004 79.19 76.8 81.7
2005 79.44 77.1 81.9
2006 79.69 77.4 82.1
2007 79.94 77.6 82.4
2008 80.14 77.8 82.6
2009 80.39 78 82.9
2010 80.64 78.2 83.2
2011 80.89 78.5 83.4
2012 81.09 78.7 83.6
2013 81.34 79 83.8
2014 81.59 79.3 84
2015 81.79 79.5 84.2
2016 81.99 79.7 84.4
2017 82.14 79.9 84.5
2018 82.29 80 84.7
2019 82.44 80.2 84.8
2020 82.64 80.4 85
2021 82.84 80.6 85.2
2022 82.94 80.7 85.3
2023 83.14 80.9 85.5