Faroe Islands vs India: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Faroe Islands
1.91 births per woman
in 2024
India
1.96 births per woman
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
108th
India rank
105th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.96 births per woman against 1.91 births per woman in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 108th and India ranks 105th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands India Difference Ahead
1960s 3.88 births per woman 5.88 births per woman 2 births per woman India
1970s 2.98 births per woman 5.24 births per woman 2.26 births per woman India
1980s 2.4 births per woman 4.47 births per woman 2.07 births per woman India
1990s 2.5 births per woman 3.7 births per woman 1.2 births per woman India
2000s 2.5 births per woman 3 births per woman 0.5017 births per woman India
2010s 2.48 births per woman 2.34 births per woman 0.1421 births per woman Faroe Islands
2020s 2.1 births per woman 2 births per woman 0.1017 births per woman Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Faroe Islands or India?
India, at 1.96 births per woman against 1.91 births per woman in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Faroe Islands and India?
0.05 births per woman, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and India rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
Faroe Islands ranks 108th and India ranks 105th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
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The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.