Faroe Islands vs Greenland: Has the population peaked?
Faroe Islands
54,738 people
in 2023
Greenland
55,951 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
209th
Greenland rank
208th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 55,951 people against 54,738 people in Faroe Islands, a difference of 1,213 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 209th and Greenland ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,392 people | 26,343 people | 6,050 people | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | 36,095 people | 38,033 people | 1,938 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 40,366 people | 48,408 people | 8,042 people | Greenland |
| 1980s | 45,343 people | 52,826 people | 7,483 people | Greenland |
| 1990s | 45,256 people | 55,902 people | 10,646 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 47,667 people | 56,689 people | 9,022 people | Greenland |
| 2010s | 49,274 people | 56,344 people | 7,070 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 53,679 people | 56,034 people | 2,355 people | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Faroe Islands or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 55,951 people against 54,738 people in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Faroe Islands and Greenland?
- 1,213 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Greenland rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Faroe Islands ranks 209th and Greenland ranks 208th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.