Faroe Islands vs Guernsey: The global population hockey stick
Faroe Islands
54,738 people
in 2023
Guernsey
64,043 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
211th
Guernsey rank
209th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Faroe Islands
- Guernsey
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 76 years both countries report, Guernsey has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 211th and Guernsey ranks 209th of 239 countries.
Guernsey has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1,586 people | 19,490 people | 17,904 people | Guernsey |
| 1820s | 2,478 people | 19,490 people | 17,012 people | Guernsey |
| 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 the global population hockey stick, Faroe Islands or Guernsey?
- Guernsey, at 64,043 people against 54,738 people in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Faroe Islands and Guernsey?
- 9,305 people, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Guernsey?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Guernsey rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Faroe Islands ranks 211th and Guernsey ranks 209th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.