Faroe Islands vs Guernsey: Has the population peaked?

Faroe Islands
54,738 people
in 2023
Guernsey
64,043 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
209th
Guernsey rank
207th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Guernsey
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How they compare

Guernsey currently reports 64,043 people against 54,738 people in Faroe Islands, a difference of 9,305 people.

That makes Guernsey's figure about 1.2 times Faroe Islands's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Guernsey has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 209th and Guernsey ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Guernsey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Guernsey Difference Ahead
1950s 32,392 people 46,297 people 13,904 people Guernsey
1960s 36,095 people 49,774 people 13,680 people Guernsey
1970s 40,366 people 54,166 people 13,799 people Guernsey
1980s 45,343 people 55,700 people 10,357 people Guernsey
1990s 45,256 people 59,512 people 14,256 people Guernsey
2000s 47,667 people 60,858 people 13,191 people Guernsey
2010s 49,274 people 62,131 people 12,857 people Guernsey
2020s 53,679 people 63,589 people 9,910 people Guernsey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Faroe Islands or Guernsey?
Guernsey, at 64,043 people against 54,738 people in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Faroe Islands and Guernsey?
9,305 people, with Guernsey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Guernsey?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Guernsey rank globally for has the population peaked??
Faroe Islands ranks 209th and Guernsey ranks 207th 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

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.