Faroe Islands vs Guernsey: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Faroe Islands
11,034 people
in 2023
Guernsey
9,087 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
208th
Guernsey rank
211th

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • Guernsey
05.0k10.0k15.0k195019862023

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 11,034 people against 9,087 people in Guernsey, a difference of 1,947 people.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 208th and Guernsey ranks 211th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Guernsey Difference Ahead
1950s 10,785 people 10,613 people 171.7 people Faroe Islands
1960s 11,540 people 11,367 people 172.9 people Faroe Islands
1970s 12,226 people 12,011 people 215 people Faroe Islands
1980s 11,718 people 10,106 people 1,612 people Faroe Islands
1990s 10,893 people 10,331 people 562.2 people Faroe Islands
2000s 10,930 people 10,086 people 843.3 people Faroe Islands
2010s 10,416 people 9,451 people 965.1 people Faroe Islands
2020s 10,997 people 9,212 people 1,786 people Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Faroe Islands or Guernsey?
Faroe Islands, at 11,034 people against 9,087 people in Guernsey as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Faroe Islands and Guernsey?
1,947 people, with Faroe Islands 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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Faroe Islands ranks 208th and Guernsey ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Share 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 0-14.