Dominica vs Faroe Islands: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Dominica
8,482 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands
9,701 people
in 2023
Dominica rank
204th
Faroe Islands rank
202nd

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Dominica
  • Faroe Islands
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 9,701 people against 8,482 people in Dominica, a difference of 1,219 people.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 204th and Faroe Islands ranks 202nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 6 and Faroe Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Faroe Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 3,385 people 2,492 people 892.2 people Dominica
1960s 3,539 people 3,010 people 529.3 people Dominica
1970s 4,439 people 3,718 people 721.4 people Dominica
1980s 5,683 people 5,020 people 663.8 people Dominica
1990s 6,355 people 5,935 people 419.8 people Dominica
2000s 7,111 people 6,495 people 616.2 people Dominica
2010s 7,478 people 8,123 people 645 people Faroe Islands
2020s 8,369 people 9,535 people 1,166 people Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Dominica or Faroe Islands?
Faroe Islands, at 9,701 people against 8,482 people in Dominica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Dominica and Faroe Islands?
1,219 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Faroe Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Faroe Islands rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Dominica ranks 204th and Faroe Islands ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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. This only includes people aged 65+.