Faroe Islands vs Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: World population growth
Faroe Islands
-0.2%
in 2100
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
-0.3%
in 2100
Faroe Islands rank
117th
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. rank
119th
World population growth over time
- Faroe Islands
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports -0.2% against -0.3% in Micronesia, Fed. Sts., a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 117th and Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 119th of 238 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 13 and Micronesia, Fed. Sts. in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1910s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 2.9% | 2.2% | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 2.7% | 1.6% | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 2.7% | 1.6% | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
| 1990s | -0.5% | 1.1% | 1.6% | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -0.4% | 1.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Faroe Islands |
| 2030s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 2040s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
| 2050s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
| 2060s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
| 2070s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 2080s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 2090s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 2100s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.0% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Faroe Islands or Micronesia, Fed. Sts.?
- Faroe Islands, at -0.2% against -0.3% in Micronesia, Fed. Sts. as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Faroe Islands and Micronesia, Fed. Sts.?
- 0.1%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Micronesia, Fed. Sts.?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
- How do Faroe Islands and Micronesia, Fed. Sts. rank globally for world population growth?
- Faroe Islands ranks 117th and Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 119th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.