Faroe Islands vs United States: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Faroe Islands
0.2%
in 2023
United States
0.2%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
158th
United States rank
160th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Faroe Islands
- United States
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.2 times United States'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 ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | United States |
| 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 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Faroe Islands or United States?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Faroe Islands and United States?
- 0.0%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and United States rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Faroe Islands ranks 158th and United States ranks 160th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.