Faroe Islands vs United States of America: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth

Faroe Islands
0.2%
in 2023
United States of America
0.2%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
158th
United States of America rank
160th

Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 158th and United States of America ranks 160th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands United States of America Difference Ahead
1950s 1.4% 1.5% 0.1% United States of America
1960s 1.6% 1.1% 0.5% Faroe Islands
1970s 1.2% 0.7% 0.5% Faroe Islands
1980s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% Faroe Islands
1990s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Faroe Islands
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% United States of America
2010s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% United States of America
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Faroe Islands or United States of America?
Faroe Islands, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Faroe Islands and United States of America?
0.0%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States of America?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and United States of America rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
Faroe Islands ranks 158th and United States of America ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.