American Samoa vs Faroe Islands: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
American Samoa
2.23 children per women
in 2023
Faroe Islands
2.22 children per women
in 2023
American Samoa rank
90th
Faroe Islands rank
92nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- American Samoa
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 2.23 children per women against 2.22 children per women in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 90th and Faroe Islands ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Faroe Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.61 children per women | 3.55 children per women | 2.06 children per women | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 6.11 children per women | 3.79 children per women | 2.32 children per women | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 4.99 children per women | 2.92 children per women | 2.07 children per women | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 4.18 children per women | 2.36 children per women | 1.82 children per women | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.08 children per women | 2.47 children per women | 1.61 children per women | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.62 children per women | 2.5 children per women | 1.13 children per women | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.76 children per women | 2.45 children per women | 0.3088 children per women | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.27 children per women | 2.27 children per women | 0.0009 children per women | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, American Samoa or Faroe Islands?
- American Samoa, at 2.23 children per women against 2.22 children per women in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between American Samoa and Faroe Islands?
- 0.01 children per women, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Faroe Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Faroe Islands rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- American Samoa ranks 90th and Faroe Islands ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).