Which has higher number of births, Faroe Islands or Isle of Man?

Isle of Man, at 702 births against 690 births in Faroe Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Faroe Islands and Isle of Man?

12 births, with Isle of Man ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Isle of Man?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Faroe Islands vs Isle of Man: Number of births

Faroe Islands

690 births

in 2023

Isle of Man

702 births

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

208th

Isle of Man rank

207th

Number of births over time

Faroe Islands
Isle of Man

How they compare

Isle of Man currently reports 702 births against 690 births in Faroe Islands, a difference of 12 births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Isle of Man ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 208th and Isle of Man ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Isle of Man in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Isle of Man	Difference	Ahead
1950s	804.2 births	725.6 births	78.6 births	Faroe Islands
1960s	851.8 births	662.3 births	189.5 births	Faroe Islands
1970s	787.4 births	766.1 births	21.3 births	Faroe Islands
1980s	772.2 births	785.8 births	13.6 births	Isle of Man
1990s	738.6 births	937.9 births	199.3 births	Isle of Man
2000s	681.7 births	937.7 births	256 births	Isle of Man
2010s	638.6 births	838.7 births	200.1 births	Isle of Man
2020s	678.75 births	715 births	36.25 births	Isle of Man

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Faroe Islands or Isle of Man?: Isle of Man, at 702 births against 690 births in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Faroe Islands and Isle of Man?: 12 births, with Isle of Man ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Isle of Man?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Isle of Man rank globally for number of births?: Faroe Islands ranks 208th and Isle of Man ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.