Life in Faroe Islands
Europe & Central Asia · high-income · capital Torshavn
World Bank country code FRO · ISO FO · Data sources
Live a life in Faroe Islands
Start from this country's own statistics — its mortality curve, its income level, its school system — and play the years out: what happens if you leave school at fifteen, or take the job that is offered, or move to the capital.
Start a life in Faroe IslandsThe statistics behind the simulation
Each figure shows the year it was observed. A missing row means the World Bank does not report that indicator for Faroe Islands — not that the value is zero.
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
Life expectancy at birth The average number of years a newborn would live if the year's mortality rates held for their whole life. | 83.1 years | 2024 |
Fertility rate The average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime. | 1.91 | 2024 |
GDP per capita (PPP) Purchasing-power-adjusted output per person — the best single measure of how much a person in this country can buy. | $82,089 | 2024 |
Urban population The share of people living in urban areas. | 39.4% | 2024 |
Population Total population. | 54,640 | 2024 |
Birth rate Crude birth rate: births per 1,000 population per year. | 10.8 | 2024 |
What these numbers mean
A newborn in Faroe Islands can expect to live 83.1 years, well above the median of 74.7 years across the 217 countries in this dataset. Output per person, adjusted for purchasing power, is $82,089 (2024) — which is among the higher figures in this dataset, and it is what sets the scale of every income the simulation can offer. The fertility rate is 1.91 births per woman (2024) — below replacement level, so the simulation's households tend to be small. 39.4% of people live in urban areas (2024), so most lives here begin in a village or a small town, and moving is one of the larger decisions available.
In the simulation, income is expressed as a share of what an average worker in Faroe Islands earns, so the same household choice buys very different amounts in different countries. Median output per person across this dataset is $21,026.
Other countries in Europe & Central Asia
Where Faroe Islands sits within Europe & Central Asia
Of the 58 countries in Europe & Central Asia that report life expectancy, Faroe Islands sits above the regional median, at 83.1 years against a regional median of 79.9. 11 countries report a higher figure and 46 report a lower one.
| Indicator | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia median | Europe & Central Asia range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.1 | 79.9 | 70.2 – 86.5 |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $82,089 | $50,396 | $5,414 – $156,079 |
| Fertility rate | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 – 3.5 |
| Urban population | 39.4% | 69.1% | 14.7% – 100.0% |
Ranges cover every country in the region that reports the indicator, in the year each country last reported it. Medians are unweighted, so a large country and a small one count the same.
Where Faroe Islands shows up in the topics
These pages put Faroe Islands's figures next to the other 216 countries, for the indicators that shape the decisions in the simulation.
- Child marriage around the worldFertility rate · Secondary school enrolment · Female labour-force participation
- Fertility and family size by countryFertility rate · Birth rate · Maternal mortality
- Marriage and family life by countryFertility rate · Female labour-force participation · Life expectancy at birth
- Pensions and retirement incomeLife expectancy at birth · Government health spending · Population
- Ageing and elder careLife expectancy at birth · Fertility rate · Government health spending
- Formal versus informal employmentYouth unemployment · GDP per capita (PPP) · Urban population
About these figures
The statistics above are national averages from the World Bank Open Data, retrieved 2026-11-01 and released under World Bank data is released under CC BY 4.0. National averages do not describe any individual life, and this page does not rank Faroe Islands against other countries. Life expectancy reflects a country's mortality conditions as a whole, which include healthcare access, income distribution, nutrition, sanitation and public safety — the simulation uses it as a risk curve, not as a measure of the people who live there.